488 GLOSSARY. 



Fasciculated (Lat. fasciculus, a bundle). Arranged in bundles. 



Fauna (Lat. Fauni, the rural deities of the Eomans). The general assem- 

 blage of the animals of any region or district. 



Femur. The thigh-bone, intervening between the pelvis and the bones of 

 the leg proper {tibia and fibula). 



Fibula (Lat. a brooch). The outermost of the two bones of the leg in the 

 higher Vertehrata ; con-esponding to the ulna of the fore-arm. 



FiLiCEs (Lat. filix, a fern). The order of Cryptogamic plants comprising the 

 Ferns. 



Filiform (Lat. filum, a thread ; forma, shape). Thread-shaped. 



Flssion (Lat. findo, I cleave). Multiplication by means of a process of self- 

 division. 



FissiPAROUS (Lat. findo ; and pario, I produce). Giving origin to fresh 

 .structures by a process of fission. 



Flora (Lat. Flora, the goddess of flowers). The general assemblage of the 

 plants of any region or district. 



Foot-jaws. The limbs of Crustacea, which are modified to subserve mas- 

 tication. 



Foot-secretion. The term applied by Mr Dana to the sclerobasic corallum 

 of certain Actlnozoa. 



Foot-tubercles. The unarticulated appendages of the Annelida, often 

 called "parapodia." 



FoRAMiNiFERA (Lat. foramcn, an aperture ; fero, I carry). An order of Pro- 

 tozoa, usually characterised by the possession of a shell perforated by 

 numerous pseudopodial apertures. 



Frugivorous (Lat. frux, fruit ; voro, I devour). Living upon fruits. 



FucoiDS (Lat. fucus, sea-weed ; Gr. eidos, likeness). Fossils, often of an 

 obscure nature, believed to be the remains of sea-weeds. 



FuRCULUM or FuRCULA (Lat. dim. oi furca, a fork). The " merry-thought " 

 of birds, or the V-shaped bone formed by the united clavicles. 



Fusiform (Lat. fusus, a spindle; and forma, shape). Spindle-shaped, or 

 pointed at both ends. 



Gallinacei (Lat. galUna, a fowl). Sometimes applied to the whole order of 



the Rasorial Birds, but properly restricted to that section of the order of 



which the common Fowl is a typical example. 

 Ganglion (Gr. gaggllon, a knot). A mass of nervous matter containing 



nerve-cells, and giving origin to nerve-fibres. 

 Ganoid (Gr. ganos, splendour, brightness). Applied to those scales or plates 



which are composed of an inferior laj'er of true bone covered bj' a superior 



layer of polislied enamel. 

 Ganoidei. An order of Fishes. 

 Gasteropoda (Gr. gaster, stomach ; pous, foot). The class of the MoUusca 



comprising the ordinary Univalves, in which locomotion is usually effected 



by a muscular expansion of the under surface of the body (the " foot "). 

 Gemm^ (Lat. gemma, a bud). The buds produced by any animal, whether 



detached or not. 

 Gemmation. The process of producing new structures by budding. 

 Gemmipauous (Lat. gemma, a bud ; pario, I produce). Giving origin to new 



structures by a process of budding. 



