386 GLOSSARY. 
Fauna (Lat. Fauni, the rural deities of the Romans). The general assemblage 
of the animals of any region or district. 
FAVOSITES (Lat. favus, a honeycomb). <A genus of Tabulate Corals. 
FENESTELLID (Lat. fenestella, a little window). The ‘ Lace-corals,” a group 
of Palzeozoic Polyzoans. 
FILIcEs (Lat. filiz, a fern). The order of Cryptogamic plants comprising the 
Ferns. : 
FriuirorM (Lat. filum, a thread ; forma, shape). _Thread-shaped. 
Fiora (Lat. Flora, the goddess of flowers). The general assemblage of the 
plants of any region or district. 
FORAMINIFERA (Lat. foramen, an aperture ; fero, I carry). An order of Pro- 
tozoa, usually characterised by the possession of a shell perforated by numer- 
ous pseudopodial apertures. 
FruGivorous (Lat. /rux, fruit ; voro, I devour). Living upon fruits. 
’ Fucorps (Lat. fucus, sea-weed; Gr. eidos, likeness). Fossils, often of an 
. obscure nature, believed to be the remains of sea-weeds. 
FusuLina (Lat. fusus, a spindle). An extinct genus of Foraminifera. 
GANOID (Gr. ganos, splendeur, brightness). Applied to those scales or plates 
which are composed of an inferior layer of true bone covered by a superior 
layer of polished enamel. 
GANOIDEI. An order of Fishes. 
GASTEROPODA (Gr. gaster, stomach ; pous, foot). The class of the Mollusca 
comprising the ordinary Univalves, in which locomotion is usually effected by 
a muscular expansion of the under surface of the body (the ‘‘ foot’’). 
GLOBIGERINA (Lat. globus, a globe; gero, I carry). A genus of Foraminifera. 
GLYPTODON (Gr. glupho, I engrave ; odovs, tooth). An extinct genus of Arma- 
dillos, so named in allusion to the fluted teeth. 
GONIATITES (Gr. gonia, angle). A genus of Tetrabranchiate Cephalopods. 
GRALLATORES (Lat. gralle, stilts). The order of the long-legged Wading Birds. 
GRAPTOLITIDE (Gr. grapho, I write; lithos, stone). An extinct sub-class cf 
the Hydrozoa. 
GYMNOSPERMS (Gr. gumnos, naked ; sperma, seed). The Conifers and Cycads, 
in which the seed is not protected within a seed-vessel. 
HALITHERIUM (Gr. /ials, sea; thérion, beast). An extinct genus of Sea-cows 
(Sirenia). 
HamiteEs (Lat. hamus, a hook). <A genus of the Ammonitide. 
HELIOPHYLLUM (Gr. /élios, the sun; phullon, leaf). A genus of Rugose 
Corals. 
HELLADOTHERIUM (Gr. Hellas, Greece ; thérion, beast). An extinct genus of 
Ungulate Mammals. 
HEMIPTERA (Gr. Hemi ; and pteron, wing). An order of Insects in which the 
anterior wings are sometimes ‘‘ hemelytra.” 
HESPERORNIS (Gr. Hesperos, the evening star; ovnis, bird). An extinct genus 
of Birds. 
HETEROCERCAL (Gr. heteros, diverse ; kerkos, tail). Applied to the tail of 
Fishes when it is unsymmetrical, or composed of two unequal lobes. 
HETEROPODA (Gr. /eteros, diverse ; podes, feet). An aberrant group of the 
Gasteropods, in which the foot is modified so as to form a swimming organ. 
HippaRion (Gr. Aipparion, a little horse). An extinct genus of Hquide. 
Hippopotamus (Gr. hippos, horse ; potamos, river). A genus of Hoofed Quad- 
rupeds—the ‘‘ River-horses.” 
HIPPURITIDA (Gr. hippos, horse; owra, tail). An extinct family of Bivalve 
Molluscs. 
Howoptycuius (Gr. holos, whole; ptuché, wrinkle). An extinct genus of 
Ganoid Fishes. 
Hovostomata (Gr. holos, whole ; stoma, mouth). A division of Gasteropodous 
Molluscs, in which the aperture of the shell is rounded, or ‘‘ entire.” 
HoLoruuroiDeEa (Gr. holothourion ; and eidos, form), An order of Hchinoder- 
mata comprising the Trepangs. 
