326 GLOSSARY. 



CAR'PITS (Gr. karpos, the wrist). The small bones which intervene between 

 the fore-arm and the metacarpus. 



CA-TAR'RHIN-A (Gr. kata, downward; rhines, nostrils). A group of the 

 Quadrumana. 



CAU'DAL (Lat. caiida, the tail). Belonging to the tail. 



CAV-I-COR'NI-A (Lat. caw s, hollow ; cornu, a horn). The "hollow-horned" 

 Euminants, in which the horn consists of a central bony " horn-core " sur- 

 rounded by a horny sheath. 



CEN'TRUM (Gr. ke-riiron, the point round which a circle is described by a pair 

 of compasses). The central portion or " body " of a vertebra. 



OE-PHAL'IO (Gr. kepliale, head). Belonging to the head. 



CEPH-A-LO-BRANCH'I-ATE (Gr. keghale ; audbragcMa, gills). Carrying gills upon 

 the head. Applied to a section of the Annelida, which, like the Serpula, 

 have tufts of external gills placed upon the head. 



CEPH-A-LOPH'O-RA (Gr. kephale; and#Am?, I carry). Used svnonymously with 

 Encephala, to designate those Motlusca which possess a distinct head. 



CEPH-A-LOP'O-DA (Gr. kephale / and podes, feet). A class of the Mollusca. com- 

 prising the Cuttle-fishes and their allies, in which there is a series of arms 

 ranged round the head. 



CEPH-A-LO-THO'RAX (Gr. kephale; and thorax, chest). The anterior division 

 of the body in many Crustacea and Arachnida, which is composed of the 

 coalesced head and chest. 



CERE. The naked space found at the base of the bill of some birds. 



CER'E-BRAL. 



CER'E-BRTTM. 



CER'VI-CAL (Gr. cervix, neck). Connected with the region of the neck. 



CES-TOID'E-A (Gr. kestos, a girdle). An old name for the Twniada, a class of 

 intestinal worms with flat bodies like tape (hence the name Tapeworms). 



CES-TRAPH'O-RI (Gr. kestra, a weapon ; phero, I carry). The group of Elasmo- 

 branchii represented at the present day by the Port Jackson Shark. 



CE-TA'CE-A (Gr. ketos, a whale). The order of Mammals comprising the 

 Whales and Dolphins. 



CH^-Toa'NA-THA(Gr. chaite, bristle; gnathos,ja.v?). An order of the Anar- 

 thropoda, comprising only the oceanic genus SagiUa. 



CHEI-ROP'TER-A (Gr. cheir, hand ; pteron, a wing). The order of Mammals 

 comprising the Bats. 



CHE'LJS (Gr. chele, a claw). The prehensile claws with which some of the 

 limbs are terminated in certain Crustacea, such as the Crab, Lobster, etc. 



CHE' LATE. Possessing chelae ; applied to a limb. 



CHE-LIO'E-R^: (Gr. chele, a claw; and keras, a horn). The prehensile claws 

 of the Scorpion, supposed to be homologous with antennae. 



CHE-LO'KI-A (Gr. chelone, a tortoise). The order of Keptiles comprising the 

 Tortoises and Turtles. 



CHE-LO-NO-BA-TRA'CHI-A (Gr. chelone, a tortoise ; batrachos, a frog). Some- 

 times applied to the Amphibian order of the Anoura (Frogs and Toads). 



CHI-LOG'NA-THA (Gr. cheilos, a lip ; and gnathos, a jaw). An order of the My- 

 riapoda. 



CHI-LOP' O-DA (Gr. cheilos; and podes, feet). An order of the Myriapoda. 



CHI'TINE (Gr. cJiiton, a coat). The peculiar chemical principle, nearly allied 

 to horn, which forms the exoskeleton in many Invertebrate animals, espe- 

 cially in the Arthropoda (Crustacea, Insecta, etc.). 



CHLO'RO-PHYLL (Gr. chloros, green ; and phullon, a leaf). The green coloring 

 matter of plants. 



CHRO-MAT'O-PHORES (Gr. chroma, complexion, or color; and phero, I carry). 

 Little sacs which contain pigment-granules, and are found in the integu- 

 ment of Cuttle-fishes. 



CHRYS'A-LIS (Gr. chrusos, gold). The motionless pupa of butterflies and 

 moths, so called because sometimes exhibiting a golden lustre. 



CHY-LA'QtJE-ous FLUID. A fluid consisting partly of water derived from the 

 exterior, and partly of the products of digestion (chyle), occupying the 

 body-cavity or perivisceral space in many Invertebrates (Annelides, Echino- 



