ANT-BEAB 



AHTHOZOA 



Ant-bear, (antT>ar)=Myrmecophaga jubata= 

 Great ant-eater: an animal belonging to 

 Edentata, living chiefly on ants. 



Ant-lion, (anfli-ou)=Myrmeleo: A large bur- 



ing on ants and other insects. 



Antacid, (ant'as-id). [Gk. anti, against; acid, 

 q.v.] Having properties contrary to those of 

 an acid. 



Antse, (an'te). [The L. word.] 1. Piers formed 

 by the ends of the side walls of a building, 

 when they are prolonged beyond the end 

 walls. 8. Pilasters opposite columns. 



Antagonistic actions, (an-tag-on-ist'ik). [Gk. 

 anti, against; agonizomai, I contend.] Op- 

 posed to each other, as the actions of mor- 

 phia and quinia, atropia and muscaria, &c. 



Antarctic, (an-tark'tic). [Gk. anti, against; 

 arktos, north.] Relating to the south. An- 

 tarctic circle : 23$ round the south pole. 



Antares, (an-ta'rez). [The Arabic name.]= 

 a Scorpii, a red star of first magnitude, some- 

 times called the Scorpion's Heart. 



Ant-eater, (ant'et-er). A quadruped whose 

 chief food is ants 



Orycteropus 

 pensis. Grea 



ca- 

 reat A. 



jubata. 



tailed A. =Manis 



pendactyla. 

 Antecian, (an-te'- 



si-an). [Gk.cmti, Ant-eater. 



against; oikeo, I dwell.] On the same meri- 

 dian, but on opposite sides of the equator, 



and equi-distant from it. 

 Antedon, ( an'te-don )= Feather star= Coma- 

 tula, q.v. 

 Antefixae, ( an-ti-fik'se ). [L. ante, before; 



Jingo, I fix.] Upright ornamented blocks, at 



intervals, on a cornice. 

 Antelope, (ant'e-15p). [Gk. anthos, splendour; 



opsis, eye.] = An- 



tilope: a graceful 



quadruped resem- 

 bling both the deer 



and the goat, ha vi ng 



hollow horns and 



especially bright 



eyes ; belongs to 



Ruminantia. 

 Antemural, (an-te- 



mu'ral). [L.a?ife,be- 



fore; murus, wall.] Antelope. 



The outer wall of any large group of build- 

 ings: an outwork. 

 Antennae, (an-ten'ne). [L. antenna, sail yard 



of a ship.] 1. Small 



horn-like organs on the 



heads of insects and 



crustacea, serving as 



organs of touch, or of 



smelling, or both. 2. 



An order of Annelida. 

 Antennaria, (an-ten-na'- a a, Antenuae. 



ri-a). [Antenna?, resemblance to.] 1. A 



group of plants, such as the oat's-foot, be- 



longing to Asteraceae. 2. A fungus belong- 

 ing to Physomycetes. 



Antennules, (an-ten'nulz). [Antennae, q.v. ] 

 Small antennae. 



Anthelia, ( ant-helia ). [Gk. anti, against; 

 helios, sun.]=Mock-suns; circles opposite the 

 sun. 



Anthemideae, ( an-the-mid'e-e ). [Anthemis, 

 q.v.] A sub-division of Compositse, including 

 the chamomile, tansy, and corn marigold; 

 also considered as a sub-di vision of Asteracese. 



Anthelmintic, (an-thel-min'tik). [Gk. anti, 

 against; helmins, a worm.] Any substance 

 destructive of worms. 



Anthemis, ( an'the-mis ). [Gk. anthemis, 

 flowery: from its many flowers.] Herbs, in- 

 cluding the chamomile and stinking May- 

 weed, belonging to Asteraceae. 



Anther, (an'ther). [Gk. anthos, flower.] The 

 termination or bead of a stamen, q.v., con- 

 taining the pollen. 



Antheridia, (an-ther-id'i-a). [Anther, q. v. , and 

 eidos, form.]=False anthers: organs in flower- 

 less plants containing the spermatozoids. 



Antherozoa, (an-ther-o-zo'a). [Gk. anthos, 

 flower; zoa, animals] = Flower animals=An- 

 thozoa, q.v. 



Antherozoids, (an-ther-o-zo'idz). [Gk. anthos, 

 flower; zoon, animal; eidos, form.] Auimala 

 resembling Anthozoa, q.v. 



Anthocarpous, (an-tho-kar'pus). [Gk. anthos, 

 flower; karpos, fruit.] Fruits such as the 

 pine-apple and fir-cone. 



Antholites, (anth'o-lits). [Gk. anthos, flower; 

 lithos, stone.] Fossil impressions made by 

 flowers. 



Antholithes, (an-tho-llth'ez). Antholites, q.v. 



Anthology, (an-thol'o-ji). [Gk. anthos, flower; 

 logos, discourse.] A general description of 

 flowers. 



Anthony's nut. [S. Anthony, the patron saint 

 of pigs.]=Pig-nut=Bunium flexuosum. 



Anthony's rape=Anthony's turnip=Ranun- 

 culus bulbosus: tubers eaten by pigs. 



Anthophora, (an-thofor-a). A bee. 



Anthophore, (an'tho-for). [Gk. anthos, flower; 

 p hero, I bear. ] A small stalk supportin g a petal. 



Anthophoridae, (an-tho-forl-de). [6k. anthos, 

 flower; phora, bearing.] Used by Van Bene- 

 den, for a sub-division of Medusae, q.v. 



Anthophyllite, (an-thofil-It). [Anthrophyl- 

 lum=Clove.] A mineral: a variety of horn- 

 blende, resembling the clove in colour. 



Anthophyllum, (an-thof'il-lum). [Gk. anthos, 

 flower; phyllon, leaf.] A fossil coral in Mio- 

 cene strata. 



Anthospermece, (an-tho-sper'me-C). [Gk. an- 

 thos, flower; sperma, seed'.] Plants belong- 

 ing to Cinchonaceae. 



Anthoxanthine, ( an-thok-san'thin ). [ Gk. 

 anthos, flower; xanthos, yellow.] Yellow 

 colouring matter in plants. 



Anthoxanthum, (an-thok-santh'um) = Vernal 

 grass: a plant belonging to Graminaceae. 



Anthozoa, (an-tho-zo'a). [Gk. anthos, flower; 

 zoon, animal.] = Actinozoa, q.v. = Coral 

 polypes=Zoophyta: a class of Ccelenterati, 



sometimes called animal flowers, from their 



resemblance to flowers. 



