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Explanation of Terms. 



Cervical. Belonging to the neck. 



Cetaceous. Of the whale kind. 



Cilia. Microscopic filaments, which, by their constant vibra- 

 tion, either cause currents in the water, or move 

 the animals possessing them. 



Cinereous. Of the colour of ashes. 



Clavate. Clubbed. 



Cordiform. Heart-shaped. 



Coriaceous. Leathery. 



Corneous. Horny. 



Crustaceous. Covered with a shell or crust ; as lobsters, crabs, &c. 



Dentate. Toothed like a saw. 



.Dorsal Belonging to the back. 



Elytra. The wing-cases of insects of the beetle tribe. 



Emarginate. Notched. 



Entomology. A description of insects. 



Exsanguineous. Without red blood, as worms. 



Feline. Belonging to the cat kind. 



Ferruginous. Of an iron or rust colour. 



Filiform. Thread-like. 



Foliaceous. Leaf-like. 



Frugivorous. Feeding on fruits. 



Furcated. Forked. 



Fusiform. Spindle-shaped. 



Gallinaceous. Belonging to the hen kind. 



Gelatinous. Like jelly. 



Gemmiparom. Capable of propagating by buds. 



Geniculate. Bent like a knee. 



Gestation. The time of going with young. 



Granivorous. Feeding on grain. 



Gregarious. Associating together. 



Hastate. Formed like an arrow-head. 



Haustellate. Insects with a mouth adapted for suction. 



Herbivorous. Feeding on grass. 



Hexapod. Having six legs. 



Hyaline. Glassy. 



Ichthyology. A description of fishes. 



Imbricated. Tiled, or lying over each other. 



Incubation. The act of hatching eggs. 



Insectivorous. Feeding on insects. 



Intestinal. Pertaining to the digestive organs. 



Laminated. Covered with or divided into plates or scales. 



Larva. The young of insects. 



Lateral. Belonging to the side, placed sideways. 



Loricated. Covered with hard scales or plates like armour. 



