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ing young in the womb from the period of 

 conception to the birth. 



GIBBOSE. Having one or more large eleva- 

 tions. 



GIBBOUS. An elevation whose arc is not the 

 segment of a circle. In anatomy, it de- 

 notes any unnatural protuberance or con- 

 vexity of the body, as a person hump- 

 backed. 



GILL. The organ of respiration in fishes. 

 The water is admitted by the gill-opening 

 and acts upon the blood as it circulates in 

 the fibrils. Some other animals also breathe 

 by gills ; as frogs in their tadpole state, 

 lobsters, &c. 



GINGLYMUS. A species of articulation re- 

 sembling a hinge. 



GLABROUS. Having a smooth surface : a 

 term which, either applied to quadrupeds 

 or insects, denotes those parts of the surface 

 which are naturally devoid of hair or pu- 

 bescence. 



GLACIAL. GLACIOUS. Consisting of, or like 

 ice. 



GLAUEOUS. Viscous and transparent, like 

 the white of an egg. 



GLAUCOUS. Of a pale grayish-blue colour ; 

 that fine dull green-blue passinz into blue, 

 which is seen on certain bodies, is described 

 by the word glaucous. 



GLIRINE. Belonging to that order of Mam- 

 malia, which includes such animals as have 

 two fore teeth, a cutting one in each jaw, 

 no tusks, and feet with claws ; compre- 

 hending guinea-pigs, rabbits, hares, squir- 

 rels, mice, beavers, &c. 



GLOBIFEROUS. When the setigerous joint of 

 the antennae is larger than the preceding 

 one, and globose. 



GLOBOSE. Orbicular ; globe-shaped. 



GLOBULE. A small particle of matter of a 

 spherical form : a word applied to the red 

 particles of blood which swim in a trans- 

 parent serum, and may be discovered by 

 the microscope. 



GLOSSARIAL. Explanatory ; containing 

 explanations of scientific or technical 

 terms. 



GLOTTIS. The narrow opening at the upper 

 part of the windpipe,which,by its dilatation 

 and contraction, contributes to the modu- 

 lation of the voice. 



GLUTEN. That part of the blood, in animals, 

 which gives firmness to its texture. 



GLUTINOUS. Viscid ; having the quality of 

 glue ; tenacious. 



GOSSAMER. A fine filmy substance, like 

 cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm clear 

 weather, especially in autumn. It is pro- 

 bably formed by a species of spider. 



GRALLATORIAL. Belonging to the Gratta- 

 tores, an order of birds, having long legs, 

 naked above the knees, which fit them for 

 wading in the water. 



GRAMINIVOROUS. Feeding or subsisting on 

 grass : an epithet applied to animals which 

 subsist wholly on vegetable food, to dis- 

 tinguish them from carnivorous animals. 

 IGRANIVOROUS. Feeding or subsisting on 

 grain or seeds ; as granivorous birds. 



GRANULE. A small particle ; a little grain ; 

 a very minute elevation. 



GRANULATED. Covered with minute grains; 



feeling or appearing as if formed of small 

 grains or granular substance, as shagreen. 



GRANULAR. GRANULOUS. Consisting of 

 grains. 



GREGARIOUS. Having the habit of assem- 

 bling or living in a flock or herd. Cattle 

 and sheep are gregarious; so are many 

 species of birds. 



GRISEOUS. White mottled with black or 

 brown. 



GROUND-BAIT. Bait for fish which sinks to , 

 the bottom of the water. 



GRUMOUS. Thick ; clotted ; as, grumous 

 blood. 



GULLET. The passage in the neck of an 

 animal by which food and liquor are taken 

 into the stomach. 



GUM-LAC. The produce of a homopterous In- 

 sect which deposits its eggs on the branches 

 of a tree called bihar, in Assam, and else- 

 where in Asia. 



GUTTA. A very small round dot, interme- 

 diate in size between an atom and a 

 macula. 



GUTTATE. Sprinkled with guttce or minute 

 round spots. 



GUTTULOUS. In the form of small drops. 



HABITAT. The natural place of permanent 

 abode. 



HABITUDE. Customary manner or mode of 

 life. 



HALIOTOID. Ear-shaped. 



HALTERES. Two small club-like appen- 

 dages which occur in Diptcra* and which 

 are supposed to be identical with the hind 

 wings of other insects. 



HAMATE. Hooked, or set on with hooks. 



HAMIFORM. Curved at the extremity. 



HAMSTRING. To cut the tendons of the 

 ham, and thus to lame or disable. 



HARE-LIPPED. Having a divided upper lip, 

 like that of the hare. 



HARENGIFORM. Shaped like a herring. 



HARPOONED. Struck or killed with a har- 

 poon, which is a kind of spear, thrown by 

 the hand, used for taking whales. It con- 

 sists of a long shank, with a broad flat 

 triangular head, sharpened at both edges 

 for penetrating the whale with facility. 



HART. A stag or male deer. 



HARTSHORN. The horn of the hart or male 

 deer, the raspings of which are used me- 

 dicinally ; hartshorn jelly is nutritive and 

 strengthening j and the salt of hartshorn 

 yields a pungent volatile spirit. It is 

 composed of muriate of ammonia, with a 

 little animal oil. 



HASTATE. Halberd-shaped : triangular, 

 hollowed out at the base and sides with 

 the posterior angles spreading. 



HAUSTELLATE. Pertaining to those insects 

 the structure of whose mouth is adapted 

 for drinking or pumping up liquids. 



HAUSTELLUM. The instrument of suction 

 (in insects) contained in the theca. 



HELICAL. Spiral ; winding. 



HELICIFORM. Shaped like the Helix or 

 snail-shell. 



HELICITE. Fossil remains of the Helix. 



HELMINTHOID. Worm-shaped. 



HELMINTHOLOGICAL. Pertaining to worms, 

 or to their history. 



