AKTISEPtlC 



APOCYNACEJE 



Antiseptic, (an-ti-sep'tik). [Gk. anti, .against; 

 septos, putrid.] Preventing putrefaction. 

 Antjar, (an'ti-ar); [The native name.] A 

 poison extracted from Antiarid tbxicaria. 

 Antlers, (ant'lerz.) [Andouiller, the French 

 word.] The horns of Cervidae or deer: pro- 

 perly confined to the branches. 

 Antlia, (ant'li-a). [L. antlia, pump.] Spiral 

 proboscis of butterflies, &c., Used to suck up 

 honey, &C., from flowers. 

 Antlia pneunlatica=The Air-pump: a southern 

 constellation. 



Anted, (an-te'si)=Antiscii, q.v. 

 Antozone, (an'to-zon). [L. anti, against; 

 Ozone, q.v.] Probably=peroxide of hydro- 

 gen: used by Schonbein to express a theo- 

 retical condition of oxygen, opposed to ozone. 

 Antrum Highmori, (an'trum hi-mo'ri). [L. 

 antrum, cave; Highrnori, of Highmoor.]= 

 Cave of Highmoor : a large cavity in the body 

 of the maxillary bone. 



Antwerp Crag=Black Crag: rocks found near 

 Antwerp, aud corresponding to Red Crag of 

 Suffolk. 



Anura, (a-nu'ra). [Or. an, without; oura, tail.] 

 =Frogs, toads, &c.=Theriomorpha: a divi- 

 sion of Amphibia, the adults of which have 

 no tail. The term Batrachia is sometimes 

 limited to this group. 



Anus, (a'nus). [The Latin name.] The ter- 

 minal aperture of the intestines. 



Aorta, (a-or'ta). [Aorte, the Greek word.] The 

 great artery, or chief vessel, conveying blood 

 from the heart, and subdividing into the iliac 

 arteries. 



Aortic arch, (a-or'tik). [Aorta, q.v.] The 

 bend of the aorta. 



Apara, (ap'ar-a). [The native name.]=Mataco 

 =Dasypus 3 cinctus=3 banded armadillo= 

 Tolypeutes conurus. v, Armadillo. 



Apathetic, (ap-a-thet'ik). [Gk. a, not; pathe- 

 tikos, sensitive.] Without highly developed 

 senses. A. animals: term used by Lamark 

 to describe Infusoria, Polyps, Tunicata, &c. 



Apatite, (ap'a-tit). [Gk. apate, deception. ]= 

 Phosphorite: chiefly phosphate of lime; a vari- 

 ously-coloured mineral found in Cornwall. ') 



Apatite group. Apatite, francolite, phospho- 

 rite, &c. 



Apes, (aps). [Apa, the early English name.] 

 =Pithecus: tailless 

 monkeys: those ap- 

 proximatiug most 

 nearly to man. An- 

 thropoid A.: chim- 

 panzee, gorilla, &c. 



Apetalae, (a-pet'a-le). 

 [Gk. a, not ; Petal, 

 g.v.]=Incompleta}: 

 plants the flowers 

 of which have no Ape. 



corolla, and often no calyx=Monochlamy- 

 dese+Achlamydeoo. 



Apetalous, (a-pet'al-us). [Gk. a, not ; Petal, 

 q.v.] Having no corolla. 



Aphanapteryx, (a-fan-ap'ter-iks). [Gk. aph- 

 anes, obscure ; pteryx, wing.] A genus of 

 wingless birds, of large size, recently become 

 extinct. A. bmcLn=Dodo. 



Aphaniptera, (a-fan-ip'ter-a). [Gk. aphanos, 

 hidden; pteron, wing.]" Insects -whose wings 

 are not developed. Ex. Flea. 



Aphanite, (afan-it). [Gk. aphanes, obscure.] 

 A variety of dolerite, in which several 

 minerals are so mingled as to be with diffi- 

 culty distinguished. 



Aphelion, (a-fe'li-on). [Gk. apo, from ; helios, 

 sun.] That point in a planet's orbit which 

 is the most remote from the sun. 



Aphides, (afi-dez). [The Latin name.]= 

 Plant-lice: insects belonging to Hemiptera. 



Aphis, (a'fis). Singular of Aphides, q.v. 



Aphis-lion=Hemerobius, q.v. 



Aphlogistic, (a-flo-jist'ik). [Gk. a, not; phlo- 

 giz( I flame. ] Without flame. 



Aphroditaceae, (af-r5-dit-a'se-e). [Aphrodite, 

 2.v.]=Sea-mice: worm-like animals belong- 

 ing to Errantia, a sub-division of Annelida. 



Aphrodite, ( af-ro-di'te ). [Classical.] = Sea- 

 mouse: the type of Aphroditacese, q.v. 



AphyUae, (a-fil'le). [Gk. a, not; phyllon,lea.f.] 

 Plants having no leaves, and no apparent 

 sexual characters=Thallogens. 



Aphyllous, (a-fillus). [Gk. a, without; pliyl- 

 lon, leaf.]=Leafless. 



Apiaceae, (a-pi-a'se-e). [L. apium, parsley.]= 

 Umbellifers: herbs, often milky, with poly- 

 petalous flowers in umbels, belonging to 

 Umbellales. 



Apiocrinidae, (a-pi-o-krin'id-e). [Apiocrinite, 

 q.v.] Animals belonging to Crinoidea, q.v., 

 supposed to be extinct, until one was found 

 in 300 fathoms of sea, near Norway, in 

 1866. 



Apiocrinite, (ap-i-o-kri'nit). [Gk. apion, pear; 

 fcmipn, lily.]=Pear-lily: an echinoderm, be- 

 longing to Criuoidea, q.v., somewhat pear- 

 shaped; known only by fossil remains. 



Apium, (a'pi-\im). [The Latin name. ]=Celery f 

 an herb belonging to Apiacesd. 



Aplacental, (a-pla-sent'al). [Gk. a, without; 

 Placenta, g.v.]=Aplaceutalia: used of ani- 

 mals belonging to Mammalia that have no 

 placenta=Monotremata and Marsupiala. 



Aplacentaria, (a-pla-sent-a'ri-a). [Gk. a, with- 

 out; Placenta, q. v>]= Aplacental, q.v. 



Aplanatic, (a-plau-at'ik). [Gk. a, not; plana- 

 OWMI, I wander.] Corrective of spherical 

 aberration : used of lenses which collect rays 

 into one focus 



Aplectrum=Ribless=:Plectognathi, q.v. 



AplosporeaB=Fucace89, q.v k 



Aplysiae, (a-pli'si-e)* [Gk k a, not; ply no, I 

 clean,] =Sea-hares : molluscous animals whose 

 tentacles resemble the ears of a hare, 



Apocarpae, (a-po-kar'pe). [Gk. apo, from; 

 karpos, fruit.] Plants in Which the carpels 

 are distinct from each other, including 

 Eosales, Saxales, &c. 



Apocarpous plants, (a-po-kar'pus)=;Apocarpa?, 

 q.v. 



Apocineae, (a-po-si'ne-e)r=Dog-worts=Apocy- 

 naceaa, q.v. 



Apocrenic acid, (a-po-kre'nik). [Gk. apo, from ; 

 krene, spring.] = C^H^Ojs: an acid sub- 

 stance found in some mineral springs. 



Apocynaceae, (a-po-sm-ii'se-e). [Gk. opo, from; 

 kyon, dog.]=:Dogbanes: shrubs aud trees, 



