A GLOSSARY OF TERMS 



inon, a name of Jupiter. Specific 

 name of a fossil chama. (p. 

 67, Book viii.) 



AMMO'NIS. Lat. Genitive case of 

 Ammon, a name of Jupiter. 



AM'MOSITES. Ammonites, vulgarly 

 called Snake Stones, are fossil 

 shells found in the strata of the 

 secondary formation, varying from 

 the size of a bean to the dimen- 

 sions of a coach-wheel. Their 

 name is derived from their re- 

 semblance to the horns on the 

 statue of Jupiter Ammon. (p. 51, 

 Book viii.) 



A'MNIOS. In botany, a gelatinous 

 substance, in which the embryo 

 of a seed is at first suspended. 

 It is subsequently absorbed, or 

 solidified in the form of albu- 

 men. 



AMORPHOUS. fr. gr. a, without; 

 tnorphe, form. Shapeless. 



AMO'RPBOZO'A. fr. gr. amorphos, 

 shapeless ; zoon, animal. Shape- 

 less animals. 



AMPELIS. fr. gr. ampeleon, a singing 

 bird. A chatterer. The systema- 

 tic name of the crown birds. 



AMPELLI DjE. Chatterers ; a family 

 of perching birds. 



AMPEI/IDEJB. fr. gr. ampelos, a vine, 

 A systematic name of a family of 

 plants. 



A'MPELITE. fr. gr. ampelos, a vine. 

 A kind of slate. 



Aw PHI. Gr. A prefix, signifying 

 on both sides, around. 



AMPHIBIA. fr. gr. amphi on two 

 sides, both, double ; bios, life : 

 animals that are fitted tor living 

 both on land and in the water. 



AMPHIBIOUS. fr. gr. amphi, double ; 

 bios, life. That which partakes 

 of two natures, so as to live in 

 two elements ; as in the air and 

 water. 



AMPHI'BIUS. Lat. Amphibious. 



AM'PHIBOLE. 7 ^ r< S r - amphibolos, 



AMPHI'BOLITE. 5 equivocal. A si- 

 licate of lime and magnesia, other- 

 wise called hornblende. This 



mineral is liable to be mistaken 

 for augite. 



AMPHIHEXAHE'DRAI. Six-sided, in 

 opposite directions. 



AMPUI'PODA. ) fr. gr. amphis, on both 



AMPHI'PODS. $ sides; pous, foot. 

 An order of crusta'ceans which 

 have feet both for walking and 

 swimming. 



AMPHISBX'NA. fr. gr. amphis, both ; 

 bainein, to move, to walk. Walk- 

 ing both ways. The Generic 

 name of a serpent. 



AMPHI-SPE'RMIUM. fr. gr. sperma, 

 seed. A pericarp which is of the 

 same figure as the seed it con- 

 tains. 



AMPHI'STOMA. fr. gr. stoma, mouth. 

 A genus of worms which have 

 pores, like mouths, at both ends 

 of the body. 



AMPHITRI'TE. A genus of anneli- 

 dans. 



AMPHiTBo'potis. fr. gr. tropos, a turn. 

 A term applied to the ovule of 

 plants when the foraminal and 

 chalazal ends are transverse with 

 respect to the hilum. 



AMPHIU'MA. fr. gr. amphi, on all 

 sides ; uma, that which has been 

 moistened. A genus of Batra- 

 chians in which lungs, but no 

 branchiae, exist through life. It 

 resembles the salamander, and is 

 found in Louisiana. 



AMPLE'XICAULE. fr. lat. amplecto, I 

 embrace ; caulis, stem. Stem-em- 

 bracing. Applied to a form of 

 leaf. 



AMPLE'XUS. fr. lat. amplecto, I em- 

 brace. Generic name of a fossil. 



AMPU'ILA. Lat. A bottle. Any- 

 thing blown or puffed up. The 

 name of a form of leaf. (p. 50, 

 Book vii.) 



AMPULLA'RIA. fr. lat. ampulla, a 

 round, swelled out bottle. Name 

 of a genus of snails. 



AMPULL A'RI*:. Plur. of ampullaria. 



AMT'&BALOID. fr. gr. amugdalon,an 

 almond ; eidos, form. Almond- 

 shaped. Applied to certain rocks 



