GLOSSARY. 389 



Branchice, the respiratory organs, which extract oxygen from the 



air contained in water. 

 Bronchial, relating to the bronchi or ramifications of the wind- 



pipe in the lungs. 

 Bulbules, little bulbs. 



Caducous, falling off. 



Calcareous, partaking of the nature of lime. 



Callous, hardened, of a horny or cartilaginous substance. 



Callus, any horny or bony excrescence. 



Campanulate, bell-shaped. 



Canaliculated, made like a groove, canal, or furrow. 



Cancellated, having transverse lines crossing longitudinal ones at 

 right angles. 



Capillary, fine and long, resembling hair. 



Capsules, small pitcher-shaped bodies. 



Carinated, having a longitudinal prominence like a keel. 



Carnivorous, subsisting on flesh. 



Carnose, of a fleshy substance. 



Cartilage, a smooth, solid, elastic substance, softer than bone. 



Catenulate, consisting of little links or chains. 



Caudal, pertaining to the tail. 



Caudate, having a tail. 



Caulescent, having a stem. 



Cellular, consisting of cells, as the cellular tissue in animals. 



Ciliated, furnished with cilia or vibratile hair-like filaments re- 

 sembling the eyelashes. 



