GLOSSARY. 
Abbreviate, disproportionally short in the part. 
Abdomen, the lower part of the body, the belly. 
Abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual form. 
Aculeated, furnished with prickles. 
Acuminated, with a long tapering point. 
Adiaphanous, not in the least transparent. 
Adnate, adhering or growing together. 
Agglutinated, united by some viscous fluid, as glue. 
Albuminous, consisting of albumen like the white of an egg. 
Alveolate, deeply pitted, so as to resemble a honeycomb. 
Amorphous, devoid of regular form. 
Anal, pertaining to the anus or vent. 
Analogous, bearing some proportion or resemblance. 
Anastomose, when the mouths of two vessels unite. 
Annulated, marked with distinct rings. 
