762 ZOOLOGICAL GLOSSARY 



DABTCHoyE. Tubicolous polychsete worm. 



Dastpeltis scabra. The egg-eating snake: an African colubrid snake, 392 



Dastpus. Armadillo: Xenarthra (Dasypodidse), 442 



Dasturvs. Australian native cat or dasyure: marsupial (Dasyuridse), 438 



DECAPODA. An order of larger crustaceans, comprising the lobster, shrimp, crab, etc. 



Delphisus. The dolphin : a small toothed whale, 444 



Demodex folucvlorvm. Follicle mite: an arachnid (Acarina). 



Dendroc(elum. Flat-worm: a turbellarian (Tricladida), 18S 



Desdrocopus major. Great spotted woodpecker: Picidse, 414 



DEXDRocroNA. Tree-duck: Anseriformes (Anatidse). 



DESTALinM. Elephant's tooth shell: scaphopod mollusc, 197 



DERMAPTERA. An Order of insects, comprising the earwigs. 



Dermochelts coriacea. Leathery skinned turtle: a chelonian reptile. 



DERMOPTERA. An Order of mammals comprising the flying lemurs. 



Desmodus. Vampire bat: Chiroptera. 



DiADEMA. A sea-urchin: echinoderm (Echinoidea), 185 



DiALOMMVs Fvscvs. Four-eyed blenny: a teleostean fish. 



DicoTTLES. Peccary: Artiodactyl (pig family), 458 



DiDELPHTs rjRGixiAXA. Virginian opossum: American marsupial, 439 



DiSEurus. A whirligig beetle: coleopterous insect (Gyrinidse). 



DiNOFLAGELLATA. Planktonic flagellate Protozoa, 179 



DisoPBiLVs. A marine archiannelid worm. 



DioMEDEA CAUTA. Albatross, the largest of the sea-birds, related to the petrels: 



Procellariiformes, 418 

 DiPLOPODA. An order of Myriapoda, comprising the luillipedes. 

 DIPNOI. A sub-class of bony fishes, coinprising the lung-fishes. 

 DiPTERA. An order of insects comprising the true flies. 

 DisPHOLiDvs. A colubrid snake: Ophidia. 

 Dixippus. Stick-insect: an orthopterous insect, 218 

 DoLicHOPTERTx. A decp-sca teleostean fish. 



DoLicHOTis PATAQOMCA. Patagonian cavy: a rodent (Hystricomorph). 

 DoRTLus. An African driver-ant: a blind hymenopterous insect (Formicoidea). 

 Drepaxophorus. a nemertine worm. 

 Drom.evs. The emu: a flightless bird (Ratitae), 397 

 Drosophila. The fruit-fly: a dipterous insect, 44 

 Drtophis. Long-nosed tree-snake: a reptile. 

 Drtopuiops. a relative of Dryophis. 

 Dttiscus MARGixAi.is. Camivorous water-beetle: a coleopterous insect, 168 



ECHiNODERMATA. A phyluni of invertebrates, comprising starfishes, sea-urchins, feather- 

 stars, etc. 



ECHINOIDEA. A class of cchinoderms (sea-urchins). 



EDENTATA. A former title for three orders of mammals — Xenarthra, Pholidota and Tubuli- 

 dentata. 



Eisexia FOETiDA. The dung-hcap earthworm : an oligochsete worm. 



Elaphe QUADRifiTATTA. Chickeu snake: a colubrid snake. 



E. quAToRLisEATA. Four-liue snake. 



elapidjE. a family of venomous snakes, including the cobras, coral snakes, tiger snakes, etc. 



Elaps. Coral-snake: an elapid snake. 



ELATERiD^. A family of beetles comprising the click-beetles (fire-beetles) : Coleoptera. 



Electrophorus electricus. The electric eel: a teleostean fish. 



Eledoxe. An octopod: cephalopod mollusc, 146 



Elephas maximvs. The Indian elephant: Proboscidea. 



Eliomts. a dormouse: a myomorph rodent (Gliridae). 



Ellobivs. a rodent mole: mouse family. 



Eltsia. a marine gastropod mollusc (Opisthobranch). 



Emplectoxema kaxdai. a luminous, marine, nemertine worm. 



Emtda. Soft-shelled turtle: a chelonian reptile. 



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