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Cartilaginous. — Resembling cartilage in structure, 

 or appearance. (F. — L. F. cartilage, gristle. — 

 L. cartilagmem, ace. of caitilago. Der. cartilagin- 

 ous.) 



Cartilage ensiformis. — (F. cartilage, and L. ensis, a 

 sword, and form.) See Sternum collare. 



Castaneous. — Chestnut -coloured. (L. castane\ a 

 chestnut). 



Cataphracted. — Possessing a hard skin, or with 

 scales closely united. (Gr. hata, up and down, 

 and phrasso, to shut in.) 



" Catch." — A horny abdominal appendage of the 

 Collembola (Tomocerus), generally situated on 

 the ventral surface of the third abdominal 

 segment, and is provided with only two 

 segments, a basal portion, and two short arms, 

 each being armed with four teeth on its outer 

 margin. (F. — L. cackier, variant of O.F. 

 chacier, to hunt, chase ; hence to catch.) 



Catenatus. — When the surface between impressed 

 lines on the elytra, etc., is divided into oblong 

 elevations, and is supposed to resemble a 

 chain. (L. catena, a chain.) 



Cateniform, Catenulate. — Chain-like. (L. catena). 



Caterpillar. — The larva or eruca ; the term is 

 generally applied to the Lepidoptera. (From 

 Eng. cates, food, and Fr. filler, to rob. A 

 corruption of O.F. chattepeleicse, a hairy cat ; 

 primarily applied to the hairy caterpillar.) 



Cauda. — The tail, the posterior extremity. (L. 

 tail.) 



