GLOSSARY OF SPECIFIC NAMES. 



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laevis: smooth. 



lagopus: Gr. rough-footed, like a rab- 

 bit. 



lapponicus: pertaining to Lapland. 



larifoimis: shape of a gull. 



lateralis: pertaining to the side. 



latior: broader. 



latrans: barking. 



leberis: thick-skinned. 



lemniscatus: adorned with ribbons. 



leptacanthus: Gr. slender-spined. 



leuciodus: Gr. whitened. 



leucobronchialis: Gr. white-throated. 



leucocephalus: Gr. white-headed. 



leucophrys: Gr. white-crowned. 



leucops: Gr. white-eyed. 



leucopsis: Gr. white-faced. 



leucopterus: Gr. white-finned. 



leucopus: Gr. white-footed. 



leucurus: Gr. white- tailed. 



limi : pertaining to mud. 



limosus: muddy. 



lineatus: lined (with narrow stripes). 



lineolatus: finely-lined. 



liosternus: Gr. smooth-breasted. 



lirus: Gr. lily-white. 



lividus: livid. 



livius: dove-colored. 



loculator: a big-talker. 



longicaudus; long-tailed. 



longiceps: long-headed. 



longirostiis: long-snouted. 



longirostrum: lo.ig-snout. 



lophius: the fishing frog. 



lotor : one who washes (from the 

 raccoon's habit of washing his paws 

 and everything else in reach). 



louisianensis : Louisianian. 



lucidus: shining. 



lucifugus: shunning the light. 



lucioides: like a pike. 



lucius: a pike. 



ludovicianus: Louisianian. 



lunatus: crescent-shaped. 



lunifrons: crescent forehead. 



lupus: a wolf. 



luscus: one-eyed (from the condition 

 of Linnaeus' unfortunate specimen). 



lycaodon: Gr. wolf -toothed. 



lynx: a wild-cat. 



lythrochloris: Gr. bloody-green. 



macrocephalus: Gr. long-headed. 



macrochirus: Gr. long-armed. 



macrolepidotus: Gr. large-scaled. 



macropterus: Gr. large-flnned. 



macrotis: G. large- eared. 



macrurus: Gr. long-tailed. 



macularius: spotty. 



maculaticeps: spotted- beaded. 



inaculatus; spotted. 



maculosus: spotted. 



magnus; large. 



mainensis: Maine. 



majalis: pertaining to May. 



manitou: Lake Manitou. 



margaritus: pearly. 



margar tis: Gr. pearly-eared. 



marginatus: margined, 



marinus: marine. 



maritimus: maritime. 



marmoratus: marbled. 



martes: a marten. 



martinicus: from Martinique. 



maxillilingua: jaw-'.ungue. 



means: moving. 



megalotis: Gr. big-eared. 



melanoleucus: Gr. black and white. 



melanops: Gr. black-eyed or faced. 



melanostictus: Gr. black spotted. 



melas: Gr. black. 



meleagris: a fowl. 



melodius: melodious. 



melodus: melodious. 



menona: Lake Meiiona. 



mephiticus: ill-scented. 



merganser: diving-goose. 



meritlionalis: southern. 



mesotrema: Gr. vent intermediate. 



mexicanus: Mexican. 



michiganensis: Michigan. 



micropteryx: Gr. small-finned. 



microstomus: Gr. small-mouthed. 



migratorius: migratory. 



niiniatus: vermilion color. 



mi limus: smallest. 



mineopas: Lake Minneopa, Minn. 



minor: smaller. 



minutillus: minute. 



mississippiensis : Mississippian. 



missuriensis : Missourian. 



mitratus: mitred. 



miurus: Gr. curtailed; notched. 



molestus: uneasy. 



mollissimus: softest. 



monachus: solitary. 



monax: a hermit. 



montanus: pertaining to mountains. 



monticolus: living in the mountains. 



