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Caducus. — Shedding ; easily cast ofE. (L. cado, 

 to fall.) 



Caeca. — Small purses or minor stomachs thrown off 

 from the principal one. (L. cwcus, bHnd.) 

 See Cceca. 



Caecal tubes. — Eight short blind tubes opening from 

 the front end of the stomach, and being of 

 similar structure to the stomach. (L. ccecus, 

 blind.) 



Caeruleus. — Pale blue, the colour of the sky. 

 (L. azure blue.) 



Caesious. — Greenish, grey, sordid blue colour. 

 (L. ccesius, grey.) 



Caesius.— Greyish-blue. (L.). 



Calathiform. — Bowl or basket -shaped. (Gr. 

 Tcalathos, a basket.) 



Calcar. —A spur, spine, process ; plur. calcaria. (L.) 



Calcarate, Calcarated. — Armed with spurs ; posses- 

 sing a spur or spurs. (L. calcar, a spur.) 



Calcaria. — The stiff spines with which the tibia are 

 furnished. (L. calcar.) 



Calceoliform.— -Oblong in form with the middle 

 somewhat coarctate. (L. calceolus, a slipper 

 and jorma.) 



Callose. — Furnished with callii. (L. calhim, the 

 hardened skin.) 



Callosity. — A hard thickening of the portion. 

 ^L. callosus, thick and hard.) 



