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CLASSIFICATION OF VERTEBRATA 



Amphioxus, dp.(pt both ways or 

 ends, o£i's pointed, 1 



Amphirliinal, with paired nostrils, 5 



Amphisbaenidae, dp<pl<; at both 

 ends, f3aiv(» I walk, 27 



Amphitheriidae, beasts with aflini- 

 ties either way, 40 



Amphiuma, a native word, 14 



Amphiumidae, 13 



Anabas, dvafiaivu* I climb up, 9 



Anacanthini, dv- without, axavftt 

 spine, 9 



Anallantoidea, creatures without 

 allantoic, 5 



Anamnia, creatures without am- 

 nion, 5 



Anaptomorphus, avcum^ agitator 

 ("stirring shape"), 52 



Anarrhichas, dvappixdopai I as- 

 cend, climb (upon rocks), 9 



Anas, duck, 33 



Anchisaurus, «yx i related to, near, 

 22 



Anchitherium, ciyx 1 related, dtjpiov 

 beast, 47 



Ancistrodon, dyKi.o~Tpw8i)s hook- 

 shaped, 29 



Ancylopoda, dyKvXos curved, ttois 

 foot, 47 



Ancylotherium, 47 



Anelytropidae, dvtXvrpos without 

 sheath or covering, loxp face (eye),27 



Anguidae, 25 



Auguilla, eel (little snake), 9 



Anguis, literally snake (blindworm), 

 26 



Aniellidae, 27 



Anisomyodae, uvktos uneven, 

 asymmetrical, pvioSys (pvs 

 mussel, eiSos likeness), 37 



Anolis, native name, 25 



Anomalurus, dvu>pa\os abnormal, 

 ovpd tail, 43 



Anomodontia, avopos irregular, 

 68ovs tooth, 18 



Anoplotherium, aVo7rAos unarmed, 

 48 



Anser, goose, 33 



Anthracotherium, dvdpa£ coal, 

 Anthropoidae, dv6pu>Tros man, e^os 



shape, 53 

 Antiarcha, 1 

 Antilocapra, 49 



Anura, dvev without, ovpd tail, 1 4 

 Apatornis, a^ardo) I deceive (" mi- 

 leading bird"), 31 

 Aphanapteryx, dfpavtp obscure, 34 

 Apoda, d-7roSes without feet, 14 

 Aptenodytes, d-trrip' unfledged, 



oY'-n/s diver, 32 

 Apteryx, a- without, jtt€/)v£ wing, 



31 

 Aptornis, 34 

 Aquila, eagle, 33 

 Aquintocubital. The fifth cubital 



quill is absent, leaving a gap, 34 

 Aranius, 34 

 Archaeoceti, dpyalos old, kT/tos 



whale, 44 

 Archaeopteryx, Trrepv^ wing, 30 

 Archaeornithes, dp^alos old, primi- 

 tive, 30 

 Archegosaurus, dpx^yos ancestor, 



12 

 Archipterygium (Gegenbaurj, the 



primitive, fundamental Trripv- 



yiov little fin, 5 

 Arcifera, 14 

 Arcocentrous vertebrae, the centra 



of which are formed by a pair 



of arcualia ; cf. Gastro- and Noto- 



centrous, 7 

 Arctocyon,a/)KTosbear, kvow dog, 50 

 Arctomys, apxros bear, p.v$ mouse, 



43 

 Arctopitheci, apxros bear, ttiOijkos 



monkey, 53 

 Arctotherium, 50 

 Ardea, heron, 32 



Argillornis, dpyiWos white clay, 32 

 Argus (in allusion to the many 



ocellated spots), 34 

 Argyropelecus, dpyvpos silver, reAe- 



kvs hatchet, 9 

 Arthrodira, dpdpov joint, o«i/»/ 



neck, 1 1 



