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GLOSSARY. 



jIm'xio.n, n. A certain organ of the embryo. 

 Amo'tis, a. Denoting the hind toe so elevated 

 and sliort that the tip does not toiicli the 

 ground. (l.'S^.) 

 AJlPiii.^RTHito'uiAL, a. Denoting a slidiii'r 

 joint, or one capable of mixed movement. ° 

 Aiini K-ffii.'n X, a. Said of a vertebra when both 

 ends of its centrum are cup])ed. C'orresiKind- 

 ing tenns ixrv proaelian, cupped in front, and 

 opi.it/ioae/ian, cupped l>i-liiiid. 

 Ampil'la, k. A certain cavity of the inner ear. 

 Anal, «. Pertaining to tlie anus; situated 



about the anus. 

 A.NALiii-.'icAL, rt. Having analogy ; related bv 

 analogy. ■' 



AXAI.'OGY, n. Quality of likeness in certain 

 (generally superficial or inconsiderable) re- 1 

 spects, between things essentiallv unlike. 

 There may be analogy entirely without homol- 

 ogy, as between the wing of a bird and of a 

 butterfly. 

 Axastomd'sis, n. Inosculation or intercom- 

 munication of two or more vessels 

 An'atine, a. Duck-like. 

 A.N'cHYLo'.sis or A.NKyLo'.sis, n. Restriction or 

 loss of motion in a naturally movable joint 

 also, any coiissification. 



An-'co.\al, a. Pertaining to the elbow. 



Before; as, antcocu- 



in front of. 



See Stethleum. 



AxGLE OF Chin = Anguu-s Menti. (23.) 

 Ancle of Moi-th = Angi'lus Orls. (o? ) 

 AN'orn-s O'KLs, 11. Comer of the mouth ; 



equivalent to commissural point. 

 An'notine, n. A bird one year old, or which 



has once moulted. 

 An'nular, a. Einged. 

 An'nulus, n. King. 



A.xom'alou.s, a. E.\tremelr irregular; very- 

 strange or unusual ; contrary to natural order 

 (nearly synonymous with ahwrmal). 

 An'seri.ne, a. Pertaining to the Anseres ; 



goose-like. 

 An'te- (ill composition). 



lar, anteorbital, etc. 

 Antekior, a. Forward ; 

 Anterior Portio.v. (7.) 

 Anterior Toe.s. (124.) 

 An'ti- (in composition). .Against. 

 An'ti^, n. pi. Frontal points ; projections of ! 

 feathers on either side of base of cmlmen (36 ) 

 Antibeach'ium, n. Cubit or forearm. 

 A'Nr.s, n. Outlet of refuse of digestion. In ' 

 birds, the same orifice discharges the products 

 of the genito-urinarj' organs. 

 AOR'TA, n. The firstgreat artery, immediately 



issuing from the left ventricle of the heart 

 Aon'Tic, a. Pertaining to the aorta. 

 Apertu'ra, n. An opening ; as, apertura auris, 



ear-opening. 

 A'PE.x, n. ; pi. apices. Tip or point of anvthinf. 

 Apohy al, a. A portion of the "horn " of the 



hyoid bone. 

 Aponeuro'.sis, „. Broad, strong, flbrons mem- 

 brane or band ; fascia. 

 Apoph'y.si.s, n. Any natural bony prominence 



ot notable size. 

 Apposed', a. JIutually fitted, adapted; .set 

 over against; meeting closely and exactly. The 

 tonna of the bill are usually apposed. 

 AWE'RinM, -a. ; pi. apteria. Tract of skin where 

 no feathers grow. Compare Pteryla. 



Aqcat'ic, a. Pertaining to the water; said of 



birds frequenting water, and thence drawing 



sulxsistence. ° 



A'QUEors,a Watery. Said of the fluid in the 



antenor chamber of the eye. See Vitpkous 



Ay'LML.XE, a. Eagle-like ;" belonging to the 



Aqm/ina:. 

 Aracii'xoii), n. One of the three enveloping 

 membranes of the brain, between the dura 

 maier and the pia mater. 

 Arbok'icole, «. Tree-inhabiting 

 ARCH'ETYPt^ n. Original plan or idea of struc- 

 ture, modified or lost by subsenuent special- 

 ization. ' 

 Archetyp'ical, a. Having the i.rimitive pat- 



tern or original plan of structure. 

 Arc'iate, a. Bow-shaped ; bent regiUarly and 



gradually. ° ■' 



Are'ola, n. ■ pi. areolcc. Small naked space on 



the leet between scales. 

 Are'olar Tlssi-e. The light cellular connec- 

 tive tissue of the body. 

 Ap..mil'la n. liing of color, like a bracelet, 



around lower eml of crus. 

 Arm'pit, -h. (78.) See Axilla. 

 Akte'ri AL, n. Pertaining to arteries ; as, arte- 

 rial .system, arterial blood. 

 Ar'tery, n. Vessel conveying blood from the 



heart. 

 Artici-la'tion, n. A joining together ; joint. 

 Artic'1-lu.s, n. .Joint of a finger or toe (com- 

 monly used to signify the hinge itself, but 

 better to designate any one of the segments 

 joined by articulation). 

 Artifi'ciai, a. Elaborate ; skilfully or art- 

 fully contrived. Some birds build highly ar- 

 tifcial nests. Also, arbitraiT ; as, an arlificial 

 classification, more or less at variance with 

 that which a nnlural system may be. 

 Ar'tus, n. ; pi. arlxis. Any member, limb. 

 Aryt'enoid, a. Denoting" certain ossicles of 



the larynx. 

 AscAR'iDEs, n. pi. Certain intestinal parasites. 

 Ash or A.SH'y, a. Pale gray. 

 AsTER'NAL(n7M),a. Denoting "floating" ribs- 

 those not joining the sternum ' 



Astrag'alis, n. One of two proximal tarsal 

 bones of birds, eariy conHuent with the tibia 

 A.SYM.MET'RicAl, a. Uneven ; disproportion- 

 ate as to opposite, as right and left, parts 

 A,sy.m'.metry, u. Disprojiortion of duplicate 

 parts or organs, or of those which are repeated 

 on opposite sides of a plane or axis. 

 At'avism, n. Keversion, or tendency to revert, 



to characters of ancestral stock. 

 At'l.\s, n. First cervical vertebra, articulating 



with the occipital bone. 

 Atres'ia, ». Closure. 

 At'rophy, n. See Hypertrophy. 

 -\ttex'uate, a. Growing gradually .slenderer 

 toward an extremity; or, narrowly produced 

 for a long distance; in neither ease neces- 

 sarily sharp-p,iinted, which would be rather 

 acuniintilc. 

 Attyp'ical, a. Of pardcular character acquired 



in specialization from a common type. 

 AucHE'xn-M, n. Lower back part of neck ; the 



scrutr. (50.) (Little used.) 

 Ai-'RAL or At-Ric'iLAR, a. Pertaining to the 

 ear. " 



