768 ZOOLOGICAL GLOSSARY 



Maoaoa pileata. Toque monkey. 



M. RHESUS. Rhesus monkey. 



M. BPEciosus. Japanese macaque. 



Macrobracujvm. a genus of fresh-water shrimp: decapod crustacean. 



Macroolossa. Hawk moth: lepidopterous insect. 



Macronectes GiGASTEUs. Giant fulmar: a sea-bird (Procellariidse). 



MACROSCELiD.^. The elephant-shrew family: insectivores. 



MAGGOT. The larva of holometabolous insects, such as flies, 50 



Malacocephalus. Grenadier: deep-sea teleostean fish. 



MALACOSTRACA.^ A sub-class of the crustaceans, comprising the Decapoda, Amphipoda, Isopoda, 



etc. 

 Maloptervrus. Electric cat-fish: siluroid teleostean fish. 

 Malpolon. a genus of colubrid snake: reptile (Ophidia). 

 Manatus. See Trichechvs. 



Mandrillvs. Mandrill: Old World monkey (Catarrhine). 



Mams. The pangolin, or scaly ant-eater: termite-eating mammal (Pholidota), 442 

 Mantis relioiosa. The praying mantis: an orthopterous insect (Mantidae), 589 

 Marmosa. Mouse opossum: small American marsupial (Didelphyidae). 

 Marmota {Arctomys). Marmot: member of the squirrel family of rodents, 4^/2 

 Martes. Marten: mustelid carnivore. 



Marthasterias. a genus of starfish : echinoderm (Echinoidea). 

 Mastigoproctus gigaxievs. a whip-tailed scorpion: an arachnid (Pedipalpi). 

 MEDUSA. Free-swimming marine jellyfish: Scyphozoa. 

 MEDUSOiD. Free-swimming form of Hydrozoa, liberated by hydroid colonies (" swimming 



bells "). 

 Meoabu.sus diadema. A harvestman: an arachnid (Phalangida). 

 MEGACHiROPTERA. A sub-ordcr of Chiroptera comprising the larger bats, usually frugivorous, 



such as the flying foxes. 

 Megalobatrachus maximvs. The Japanese giant salamander, the largest extant amphibian: 



a urodele, 349 

 Megan rcTiPH AXES. A genus of deep-sea luminous shrimp: decapod cioistacean. 

 Megaptera. Hump-back whale: cetacean (whale-bone whale), 444 

 Meoerlia. a genus of lamp-shell: Brachiopod. 

 Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed woodpecker: Picidae. 

 Melanoplus. American migratory locust: orthopterous insect (Acrididae). 

 Meleaoris gallopavo. The American turkey: Galliformes (pheasant family). 

 Meles meles. The European badger: a mustelid carnivore, 444 



Melopsittacus undulatus. The budgerigar, an Australian parakeet: Psittaciformes. 

 Melvrsvs vrsixvs. The Indian sloth bear: a carnivore (Ursidae). 

 Mephitis. A skunk: mustelid carnivore. 

 metazoa: The sub-kingdom of multicellular animals: a collective name for all animals except 



Protozoa and Parazoa. 

 Metopoceros corxvtvs. Horned iguana of Haiti: a lacertilian reptile. 

 Metridwm. a genus of sea-anemone: anthozoan coelenterate. 

 MiCROCHiROPTERA. A sub-order of Chiroptera comprising the smaller bats (vampire bat, 



Vespertilio, etc.). 

 Micrococcus phosphoreus. A luminous bacterium. 

 MicROPUs Apvs. The European swift : Apodidse (Micropodidae), r/()7 

 Microspira photogenic a. a luminous bacterium. 

 Microtus. a field vole: myomorph rodent. 

 MiLvus. A kite: bird-of-prey (Falconiformes), 420 

 MisGURNUs. Loach: cyprinoid teleostean fish, 310 



Mnemiopsis. a genus of luminous comb-jelly: a coelenterate (Ctenophora). 

 MOBULiD.^. Devil-fish rays: a family of large batoid selachian fishes. 

 Mosodox. Narwhal: arctic whale of the family Delphinidae, the male of which has a long 



tusk (sometimes called the sea-unicorn). 

 Mordacia. a genus of sea-lamprey from Chile and Tasmania: a cyclostome. 

 MORMYRiD.*:. The elephant -fish family of teleostean fishes. 



