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Saprophagous. — Feeding on putrid animal and 

 vegetable substances. (Gr. sapros, putrid, and 

 pJiago, to eat.) 



Saprophitic. — Living on dead or decaying matter. 

 (Gr. sapros.) 



Saprophyte. — ^That which lives on dead or decaying 

 vegetable matter. (Gr. sapros, and phyton, a 

 plant.) 



Sarcolemma. — The thin transparent sheath-like 

 membrane surrounding the muscle-fibres. 

 (Newman.) (Gr. sarx, flesh, and lemma, a scale, 

 that which is peeled off.) 



Sarcophagous. — Feeding on flesh. (Gr. sarx, and 

 phago, to eat.) 



Saturatus. — Implies a colour is deep and full. 

 (L. satxr, full.) 



Scabbed, Scabby. — Possessing roughnesses ; rough. 

 (L. scabo, to scratch.) 



Scaber. — Covered with an irregular rugosity. (A.S. 

 scceb ; from L. scabo, to scratch.) 



Scabrous. — ^With small raised dots ; rough, like a 

 file ; rough, rugged ; having sharp points. 

 (L. scabo.) 



Scale. — ^The secretionary covering of various coccids. 

 Used also as a general term for scale-insects. 

 Scales. — Small thin variously shaped mem- 

 braneous or horny outgrowths, or modifications 

 of the cuticle. The scales of the Culicidae vary 

 much in shape, and are of great importance, 



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