64 GLOSSARY. 



Mental. Relating to the chin. 



Muzzle. The projecting mouth and nose of an animal. 



Nasal. Pertaining to the nose. 



Nocturnal. Pertaining to, done, or occurring at night. 



Obovate. Oval, with one end broader than the other. 



Occipital. Pertaining to the back part of the head. 



Ocellus. Spot having a resemblance to an eye. 



Orbit. The cavity in which the eye is situated. 



Orbital. Belonging to the cavity of the eye. 



Ovate. Egg-shaped. 



Oviparous. Developing young in eggs which are afterwards separated 



from the parent, and which are usually hatched after exclusion 



from the body. 

 Posterior or post-frontal. Belonging to back part of the forehead. 

 Posterior or post-ocular. Back part of the region of the eye. 

 Prehensile. Adapted to seize or grasp. 

 Recurved. Bent, or curved backward or downward. 

 Rostral. Pertaining to the beak. 

 Sinuous. Winding, crooked, undulating. 

 Spatulate. Shaped like a spatula or battledore. 

 Sub-caudal. Situated beneath the tail. 

 Supra- ciliary. Situated above the eyebrow. 

 Temporals. Pertaining to the temples of the head. 

 Terrestrial. Pertaining; to the earth. 

 Trigonal. Having three angles or corners. 

 Truncated. Cutoff; cut short ; maimed. 

 Tubercular. Having small knobs or tubercles. 

 Upper labials. Belonging to the upper lip. 

 Variegated. Marked with different colours. 

 Vent. A small opening ; the anus. 

 Ventral. Belonging to the belly. 



Vertebral. Pertaining to joints of the spine, or backbone. 

 Vertical. Situated at the highest point, or just over the head. 

 Zigzag. Having short and sharp turns. 







