GLOSSARY. 389 
Branchie, the respiratory organs, which extract oxygen from the 
air contained in water. 
Bronchial, relating to the bronchi or ramifications of the wind- 
pipe in the lungs. 
Bulbules, little bulbs. 
Caducous, falling off. 
Calcareous, partaking of the nature of lime. 
Callous, hardened, of a horny or cartilaginous substance. 
Callus, any horny or bony excrescence. 
Campanulate, bell-shaped. 
Canaliculated, made like a groove, canal, or furrow. 
Cancellated, having transverse lines crossing longitudinal ones at 
right angles. ; 
Capillary, fine and long, resembling hair. 
Capsules, small pitcher-shaped bodies. 
Carinated, having a longitudinal prominence Like a keel. 
Carnivorous, subsisting on flesh. 
Carnose, of a fleshy substance. 
Cartilage, a smooth, solid, elastic substance, softer than bone. 
Catenulate, consisting of little links or chains. 
Caudal, pertaining to the tail. 
Caudate, having a tail. 
Caulescent, having a stem. 
Cellular, consisting of cells, as the cellular tissue in animals. 
Ciliated, furnished with cilia or vibratile hair-like filaments re- 
sembling the eyelashes. 
