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Homogeneous. — Forming a complete and mutually 

 related whole ; of the same kind ; possessing a 

 uniform nature, principle, composition, or 

 structure. (Gr. homos, the same, and genos, 

 kind.) 



Homotene. — Eetaining the primitive form ; refer- 

 ring to those articulated animals with legs, that 

 do not change their form with their vernanlia, 

 or skin-casting. (From Gr. homos, the same.) 



Honey-dew. — The excretion of hypodermal 

 unicellular glands which open into a modifica- 

 tion of a pore-canal, the tubercles are an out- 

 growth of the cuticle. (A.S. hunig ; and 

 doew.) 



Hooklets. (hamuli). — Very minute hooks in the 

 middle of the anterior margin of the wings 

 by which the under- wing is made to work in 

 unison with the upper one. (L. hamus, a hook.) 



Horizontal. — Parallel with the horizon. (From 

 Gr. hows, a boundary.) 



Horizontal. — (Motion.) When it is from side to 

 side. (Gr. hows.) 



Horn. — ^A long process resembling a horn. (A.S. 

 horn -[- Icel. Dan. Swed. Ger. horn.) 



Humeral. — Relating to the humerus. (L. humerus.) 



Humeral nerve or nervure. A transverse or cross 

 nervure of the wing running from the costa to 

 the sub-costa. (L. humerus.) 



Humerus. — The shoulder; the region of the 

 exterior basal angle of the elytra. (Say). The 

 anterior angles of the thorax in Diptera, 

 (Meigen.) (L. the shoulder.) 



