760 ZOOLOGICAL GLOSSARY 



CETACEA. An order of mammals, comprising the whales and dolphins. 



Cetomimus. a deep-sea teleostean fish. 



Cetonia. Rose-chafer: a coleopterous insect, 219 



CH^TOGNATHA. Arrow-worms : a phylum of invertebrates. 



Cs.eTOPTERus. A sedentary polychsete worm. 



Chammleon. The chameleon : reptile of the lizard family. 



CHAyo3. Milk-fish: a clupeid teleostean fish. 



Char AX. Sea-bream: a teleostean fish. 



Charixa. Rubber-boa: a boid snake. 



Chartbdea. a jelly-fish: ca^lenterate (Scyphozoa). 



Cbelidon. Martlet, a common European martin : passerine bird of the swallow family. 



Cbelodina LosaicoLLis. Murray turtle: a chelonian reptile. 



Chelonia mydas. The green or edible turtle : a chelonian reptile. 



CHELONiA. An order of reptiles, comprising the tortoises and turtles. 



CHELONID^. A family of chelonians comprising the marine turtles. 



Cheltdra sERPESTJyA. The alligator terrapin (snapping turtle) : a chelonian reptile. 



CHILOPODA. An order of myriapods, comprising the centipedes. 



Chim.era MoysTROSA. Rabbit-fish: a holocephalian fish. 



Chinchilla. The chinchilla: a rodent (Hystricomorpha). 



Chirosomvs. a dipterous insect. 



CHiROPTERA. An Order of mammals comprising the bats. 



Chiton. " Coat-of-mail ": a mollusc (Placophora), 198 



Chlamtdosavrus. Frilled lizard: an agamid lizard, 35(5 



Gbol(epvs didacttlus. Two-toed sloth: Xenarthra (Bradypodidse), 607 



Choloqaster. Kentucky cave-fish: a teleostean fish (Amblyopsida;). 



CHONDRiCHTHYES. Class of Cartilaginous fishes comprising the selachians and holocephalians. 



CHONDROSTEi. A sub-class of bony fishes comprising the sturgeons and Polypterini. 



Chortippus. a grasshopper: insect (Orthoptera). 



Chrtsemts picta. Painted terrapin: a chelonian reptile. 



Chrisochloris. Golden mole: a mammal (Insectivore), 442 



Chrtsops marmoratus. Horse-fly: a dipterous insect (Tabanidse). 



Chrtsotis. Green parrot: Psittaciformes 



Chthonivs iffCHNocHULES. A pseudo-scorpiou: Arachnida, 215 



Ciohla. a cichlid: fresh-water teleostean fish, 291 



CiciNDELA. Tiger beetle: a coleopterous insect. 



cicoNiiFORMES. An Order of water birds comprising herons, spoonbills, storks, etc. 



CILIATA. Order of Protozoa comprising Paramacium, Stentor, etc. 



CILIOPHORA. A class of Protozoa comprising Ciliata and Suctoria. 



CiNTXis EROS A. Pitted hinged tortoise : a I'eptile. 



CioNA. A protochordate (Tunicata). 



CIRRIPEDIA. An order of crustaceans, comprising barnacles, acorn-shells, etc. 



Cirrothavma murrati. a blind deep-sea octopod: cephalopod mollusc. 



Cist ELLA. A lamp-shell: Brachiopod. 



CiTELLVs ciTELLVs. Souslik (grouud squirrel): a rodent (Sciuridse). 



CLADOCERA. Sub-ordcr of branchiopod crustaceans comprising the water fleas. 



Cladophora. An alga: a thallophyte. 



Clemmts. Terrapin (water-tortoise): a chelonian reptile, 682. 



Clethrionomys. Red backed vole: a rodent (mouse family). 



Clupea harbngus. Herring: a clupeid teleostean fish, 299 



C. pilchardus. Sardine. 



CLUPEID^. Family of teleostean fishes including herrings, anchovies, etc. 



CNiDARiA. Sub-phylum of stinging coelenterates, including jellyfish, sea-anemones, etc. 



COELACANTHINI. Sub-class of bony fishes, with a single extant species — Latimeria. 



CCELENTERATA. The phylum comprising jellyfish, hydroids, sea-anemones, etc. 



CoLAPTEs. A woodpecker (flicker) : bird of the family Picidse, 420. 



Coleonyx. a gecko: a reptile of the lizard family. 



COLEOPTERA. All Order of insects comprising the beetles. 



COLLEMBOLA. An Order of primitive, wingless insects comprising the springtails. 



