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CONCHOLOGY.— GLOSSARY. 



U'mbo. — Latin. A protuberance or 

 boss. The round part of a bivalve 

 shell which turns over the hinge. 



Um'bojves. — Plural of umbo. 



U-m'boxate. — Bossed ; having a raised 

 knob in the centre. 



TJnarti'culated, — Not jointed. 



Unda'tum. — Latin. Waved. 



TJn'dulated. — Waved, having a 

 waved surface. 



Unilo'cular. — From the Latin, 

 unus, one, and loculus, partition. 

 Having a single chamber or com- 

 partment. 



Uni'o. — Latin. A pearl. A genus 

 of mussels (page 81). 



Unio'nes. — Plural of Unio. 



U'nivalve. — Consisting of one piece 

 or valve. 



Ur'ceolate. — Swelling in the middle 

 like a pitcher. 



Vagi'nula. — Latin. A little sheath or 

 scabbard. A genus of naked gas- 

 teropods (page 39). It is the same 

 as vaginu'lus. 



Valva'ta. — A genus of fresh-water 

 snails (page 48). 



Va'rices. — Longitudinal ribs in uni- 

 valve shells. 



Va'scular. — Composed of numerous 

 vessels. 



Vau'lted. — Arched like the roof of 

 the mouth, 



Ve'na. — Latin. A vein. 



Ve'nous. — Relating to veins. 



Ve'nter. — Latin. Belly. The most 

 prominent part of the shell when 

 the aperture is turned towards the 

 observer. 



Ve'ntral. Relating to the belly. 



Ven'tricose. Inflated; swelled in 

 the middle. 



Ve.n'tricle. — A little belly. A part 

 of the heart. 



Veneru'pis. A genus of Cardiacea 



(page 85). 

 Ve'nus. a genus of the family of 



Cardiacea. 

 Verme'tus. a genus of gasteropoda 



(page 59). 

 Ve'rmiform. Worm-shaped. 

 Ve'rrucose. From the Latin, verru- 

 ca, a wart. Warted. 

 Ver'tebra. — From the Latin, vertere, 



to turn. A joint or bone of the 



back-bone or spine. 

 Ver'tebral. Relating to the verte- 



brae. 

 Vertebra'ta. Name of the first 



branch of the animal kingdom. 

 Ver'tebrate. Having vertebrae. 

 Verti'culated. Whorled. 

 Ve'sicle. a diminutive bladder. 

 Vesi'cular. Relating to vesicles. 

 Vi'scus. Any internal part, as the 



heart, intestine, &c. 

 Vi'scERA. Plural of viscus. 

 Vi'scERAL. Relating to viscera. 

 Vi'sciD. Glutinous, sticky, 

 Vi'treous. Resembling glass. A 



humour of the eye is so termed. 

 Vitri'na. From the Latin, vitrea, 



glass. A genus of fresh-water 



gasteropods. 

 Volu'ta. Latin. A whorl. A genus 



of gasteropods. 

 Vulga'ris. Latin. ' Common. 

 Whorl. A wreath, or turning of the 



spire of univalve shells. 

 Zoned. Surrounded with one or 



more girdles. 

 Zoo'logy. From the Greek, zoon^ 



animal, and logos, discourse. The 



science of animals. 

 Zoo'PHYTE. From the Greek, zdort^ 



animal, and phuton, plant. An 



animal belonging to the fourth di- 

 vision of the animal kingdom. 



