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potassium permanganate (p6-tas'l-um per-mang'ga-nat). A 

 chemical used to wash wounds made by snake bite. 



protozoa (pro-to-zo'a). The most simple form of animal, 

 with only one body cell. 



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rhinoceros (ri-nos'er-os). A thick-skinned, four-legged ani- 

 mal, usually with a horn or two on its blunt nose. It 

 lives in tropical Africa. 



rodent (ro'dent). A furry animal, whose teeth are especially 

 well fitted for gnawing. Rodents are of many sizes and 

 kinds and live in nearly all countries and climates. 

 Rats and mice are rodents. 



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San Lorenzo (san 16-ren'tho). An old Spanish fort on the 



Caribbean coast of Panama, at the mouth of the Chagres 



River. 

 scorpion (skor'pi-un). A relative of the spiders, with a long 



jointed body bearing a poisonous sting at the end. See 



Figure 40 on p. 91. 



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tamales (ta-ma'les). Cakes made of cornmeal and meat 

 seasoned with red peppers. 



tapir (ta'per). A hoofed animal somewhat like a giant hog. 

 Those in Panama grow to weigh almost a ton. 



tarantula (ta-ran'tu-la). Any one of the great hairy spiders 

 of the warmer parts of America. 



termite (tur'mit). So-called "white ants," which are not 

 ants at all though they live in similar colonies. They 

 usually eat wood and are especially destructive on account 

 of their habit of eating out the centers of solid timber 

 and furniture, leaving only a crumbling shell. 



tigre (te'gra). A native name for any large catlike animal. 

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