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_ (e) Where the first term expresses the instrumental case, or the 
relation of the place by or through which; as, 
Snowbird, as if the bird that appears souk the snow. 
pnt ) hing the first term expresses the Gere or adnominal 
algbird, Ladybug, Ladycow, Ladyfly ; as if the bird, bug, 
cow, fly, of the Virgin Mary. 
3. By inverted composition, the order of the terms being con- _ 
trary to that just exhibited. =o # 
(1.) In words peculiar to the English language; as, 
Cutwater. 
Wietoi. 7 ae Gr. sidPidhi aerootga, aeroonvyis, Lat. motacil- 
la, Low Sax. wippsterz. 
(2.) In words derived from the French ; 
Chanticleer, from Fr. chanter, to crow, fo: clair, clear; as if 
the loud crower. 
(3.) In words derived from the Greek ; as, 
Hippopotamus, (Gr. innoxbrauos ;) Soil Gr. faz0s, a horse, and 
motauds, a river; as if the river horse. — 
If. The names of animals are often derived from remote lan- 
guages. . 
1. From East Indian dialects; as, zebu.. 
2. From Shemitish dialects; as, ass, camel, veda cen 
goat, jackal, kid, scorpion. 
3. From Mongolian dialects ; as, argali, yak. 
4. From Malay and Oceanic dialects; as, babyrousa, kanga- 
roo, orang-outang, wom 
5. From African dialects; as, chimpanzee, gnu, kobe; korin, 
zebra, zerda. . 
From American Indian dialects; as, aia, capibar, carcajo, 
cariboo, moose, paca, sagoin, sapajo, tapir, tamarinunau, wapili. 
