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Glossary 
extinct, -ion 
extrusile 
fauna 
feral 
forearm 
genus, genera 
gestation 
gregarious 
habitat 
hibernate 
incisor teeth 
indigenous 
insulate, -ing 
interfemoral 
membrane 
lemur 
locomotion 
longitudinal 
melanistic 
metacarpal 
metatarsal 
molar teeth 
mutant, 
mutation 
myotine 
obsolete, 
obsolescence 
No longer living. Applied to species, etc., not to 
individuals. 
Able to be thrust out. 
Total number of animals, etc., of a certain group 
or class in a given region. 
Having escaped from domestication and become 
wild. 
The part of the arm between the elbow and 
wrist. 
A classification ranking between family and 
species. 
Process of carrying young before birth (zool- 
ogy)- 
Habitually living with numbers of its kind. 
The natural abode of an animal or plant, or the 
particular location where they normally live. 
To pass the winter in a more or less torpid state. 
The front teeth. 
Native to a country. 
Cut off passage of heat into or out of body 
(zoology). 
Membrane situated between the hind legs. Pres- 
ent in bats. 
Primitive relatives of monkeys ; found in Mada- 
gascar, Africa and the Orient. 
Act or power of moving from place to place. 
Extending lengthwise. 
Having a high degree of blackish pigmentation 
which produces a very dark or black color. 
Long bones of the hand or forefoot between 
wrist and fingers. 
Long bones of hind foot between ankle and toes. 
One, two, three, or four teeth in the rear of the 
jaw used for chewing and not preceded by 
deciduous teeth. 
An individual differing from the usual members 
of the same species, for instance a white ani- 
mal of a species that is usually gray or brown. 
Relating to the genus of Bats named Myotis. 
No longer used ; no longer present. 
