442 GLOSSARY. 



Frugi'vorous, feeding on fruits, seeds, &c. Lat. frvges, fruits 

 or corn, and voro, I eat. 



FuRCULUM, the bono of a fowl knovna as the " merry-thought." 

 Lat. furcula, a little fork. 



Ganglion, a knot or centre of nervous matter. An original 

 Greek word. 



Ganoid, a term applied to a group of fishes, remarkable for 

 the shining appearance of their scales. Gr. ganos, splen- 

 dour, and eidos, form. 



Gastero'poda, a class of mollusca, which (like the common 

 Snail) have the lower sm-face of the body expanded into a 

 muscular disc, that serves as an instrument for progression. 

 Hence the term " belly- footed." Gr, gaster, the belly, and 

 pons, the foot. 



Gelatinous, resembling jelly. 



Gejijii'parous, producing buds or gems. Lat. gemma, a bud, 

 and pario, I produce. 



Gemxiules, little gems or buds. Lat. gemma, a bud. 



Genus — plural, genera. Lat, A section consisting of one 

 species, or a group of species of an indeterminate nmpber, 

 agreeing in some common characteristic. 



Geojietric, in accordance with the rules or principles of 

 geometry. 



Germs, the apparent commencement or veiy early stage of 

 existence in animal bodies. 



Globule, a little globe. Lat. globulus. 



Glottis, an organ situated at the upper portion of the larynx, 

 and at the base of the tongue. Gr. glotta, the tongue. 



Grallato'res, an order of birds known as "waders," and 

 remarkable in general for the length of their legs, which 

 gives them the appearance of being mounted on stilts. Lat. 

 grallce, stilts. 



Gramini'vorous, subsisting on grass. Lat. gramen, grass, and 

 voro, I devour. 



Graph ICAL, well delineated ; described so as to convey to the mind 

 a picture of a certain scene or incident. Gr. gi-apho, I paint. 



Gregarious, having the habit of living together in a flock or 

 herd. Lat. grex, gregis, a flock. 



Gyration, a turning or whirling roimd. Lat. gyro, I tm-n 

 round. 



Habitat, the locality or situation in M-hich an animal habitually 

 lives. 



Helianthoi'da, an order of Zoophytes, in which the animals in 

 their expanded state resemble compound flowers, like the 

 sun-flower and marigold. Gr. helios, the sun, atithos, a 

 flower, and eidos, form. 



Hemip'tera, an order of four-winged insects, comprising the 

 Field-Bugs, the Cicada, and others. The wings are partly 

 membranous, and partly of a tougher material, a pecu- 

 liarity which has suggested the name. Gr. hcmi, half, and 

 pteron, a wing. 



