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GLOSSARY. 



Gasteropodous, gaster-oppo-dus, 

 belonging to the Gasteropoda, a 

 class of molluscs whose foot is 

 attached to the belly or lower 

 part of the body. 



Gelatinous, je-lattin-us, resem- 

 bling jelly ; sticky. 



Generic, je-nenik, belonging to a 

 genus. 



Genus, jee-nuss, a race ; a term 

 applied to a group of species 

 which resemble each other more 

 or less closely. 



Geomalacus, jee-o-malla-kuss, 

 earth-mollusc. 



GiBBOSA, gibb-o-sah, hump-backed ; 

 swollen. 



Gibbous, gib-bus, convex, promi- 

 nent, projecting. 



GiGAXii. See note, p. 189. 



Gill, the organ of breathing in 

 fishes, and some molluscs. 



Glaber, gla-ber; Glabra, gla- 

 brah, smooth. 



Glutinosa, glue-tin-o-sah, slimy, 

 glutinous. 



Gracilior, grah-silly-or, more 

 elegant. 



Granule, gran-youle, a grain, a 

 small particle. 



Granular, gran-youl-ur, consist- 

 ing of grains. 



Granulated, gran-you-late-ed, 

 covered with small grains. 



Gregarious, gre-gary-us, flocking 

 together, living in common. The 

 a is long, as in care. 



H. 



Habitat, habby-tat, natural abode, 

 dwelling-place. 



Haliotidea, hally-o-tide-eah, re- 

 sembling Haliotis, the ear-shell. 



Haliotoid, hally - o - toid, ear- 

 shaped. 



Helicid^, hel-iss-id-ee, a family of 

 land molluscs. 



Helix, he-liks, a coil. 



Helmii, Helmy-i. See note, p. 189. 



Henslowana, Henslow-ane-ah, 

 named after Professor Henslow. 



Herbivorous, her-bivvo-rus, eat- 

 ing herbs. 



Hermaphrodite, her-maffro-dite, 

 an animal which is both male and 

 female. 



Hinge, in bivalve shells, the part 

 where the valves are joined to- 

 gether by the ligament, and teeth. 



Hispid, hiss-pid, rough, shaggy, 

 hairy. 



Hispida, hisspid-ah, bristly. 



HoRTENSis, hor-ten-siss, living in 

 gardens. 



Hyaline, hyal-in, glassy, trans- 

 parent. 



Hybrida, hybrid-ah, hybrid, the 

 offspring of two distinct species. 



Hypnorum, hip-no-rum, living 

 among Hypnum, a genus of 

 mosses. 



I. 



Immature, immat-your, imperfect, 

 not full grown. 



Impregnated, im-preg-nate-ed, 

 made prolific, or fruitful. 



Inconspicuous, in-con-spik-you- 

 us, not to be seen ; scarcely 

 visible. 



Incrassata, in-crass-ate-ah, thick, 

 solid, 



lNCURVED,in-kurve'd,bentinwards. 



Indentation, in-dent-a-shun, an 

 impression, or hollow, like that 

 formed by the bite of a tooth. 



Indigenous, in-did-jin-us, native, 

 not foreign. 



Inequilateral, in-eke-we-latter- 

 al, having the sides of unequal 

 breadth. 



Inflata, in-flate-ah, blown out, 

 intlated, swollen. 



Inflected, in-flekt-ed, bent in- 

 wards. 



Inopercular, in-op-erkyoul-ar, 

 or Inoperculate, in - op- 

 erkyoul-ate, without an oper- 

 culum. 



