204 GLOSSARY 



antennae (an-ten'e). The feelers on the head of an insect. 

 They usually look like stiff hairs. 



armadillo (ar-ma-dil'o). A four-footed warm-blooded animal 

 with a hard shell. 



Atta (at'a). The gardening ant. 



Azteca (az'tek-a). The paper- making ant. 



B 



Balboa (bal-bo'a). The town where American employees 

 live at the Pacific end of the Canal. 



Barro Colorado (bar'o ko-lo-ra'do). The jungle island formed 

 by the rising of the waters of Gatun Lake. These com- 

 pletely surrounded a high hill and made an island of it. 



basilisk (bas'i-lisk). The water- walking lizard. 



buoy (boi). A float marking safe channel for ships. 



C 



caiman (ka'man). A kind of tropical alligator. 



camouflage (ka'mdo-flazh). To disguise. 



capuchin (kap'u-chin). A monkey with black on the head 



like the dark hood of a monk. 

 Caribbean (kar-ib-be'an). The sea between the West Indies 



and Central and §outh America. 

 casa grande (ka'sa grand'a). Spanish, meaning a large house. 

 cayuca (ka-yu'ka). Panamanian name for a canoe hollowed 



out of a log. 

 Chagres (cha'gres). The Panamanian river whose waters 



fill Gatun Lake and make the greater part of the Canal. 

 coati (ko-a'tfe). A tropical raccoon-like animal, but with a 



larger tail and a long and very flexible snout. 

 Colon (ko-lon')- The city at the Atlantic end of the Panama 



Canal. The name was formerly Aspinwall. 



