COAMINGS 



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CCENENCHYMA 



Coamings, (ko'mingz). The raised edges of 

 the hatches on the deck of a vessel. 



Coast-finds. Semi-fossil or pre-historic re- 

 mains found on coasts, coeval with Kjok- 

 kenmoddings. v, Kitchen-middens. 



Coati, (ko'a-ti)=Viverra nasua : a small bear- 

 like carnivorous animal; also called Coati- 

 mondi. 



Cobalt, (koHbawlt.) [Kobalt, the German 

 name.] Co" T : an iron-like metal, reddish, 

 hard, magnetic, and infusible. Its salts are 

 often beautifully coloured, and used as pig- 

 ments. C. &Zoom=Erytbrite, an ore of co- 

 balt. C. 6Zwe=Thenard's blue, q.v. C. 

 #Zance=Cobaltinez=Cobaltite, q.v. C. green 

 =Rinmann's green, q.v. C. group of mine- 

 rals: includes srnaltite, cobaltite, and eryth- 

 rite ; mostly hard and heavy, and colour 

 blowpipe flame blue. 



Cobaltite, (ko-bawlt'it). [Cobalt, q.v.]=Co- 

 baltine: a mineral of the cobalt group, crys- 

 tallising in cubes, chiefly sulphide and arsen- 

 ide of cobalt. 



Cobra, (kob'ra). [Port., serpent.] A name 

 commonly given 

 to hooded ser- 

 pents. C. de Ca- 



Cobra-de-capello. 



snake = Coluber 



Naia. 

 Cocci, (kok'si). [Gk. 



kokkos, scarlet 



berry. ] = Cochi- 



neal insects; Mex- 



ican insects from 



which a crimson dye-stuff is obtained. 

 CoccidEB, (kok'si-de). [Gk. tokko, scarlet 



berry.]=Scale insects: a family of insects, 



which includes the cochineal, belonging to 



Hemiptera. 

 Coccinella, (kok-si-nel'la)=:Lady-bird: a small 



beetle belonging to Coleoptera. 

 Coccoliths, (kok'o-liths). [Gk. kokkos, berry; 



lithos, stone.] Small calcareous bodies found 



in the sheets of Bathybius at the bottom of 



the sea; supposed to be joints of an alga, 



which fall from the surface; also found fossil 



in chalk rocks. 

 Coccospheres, (kok'o-sferz). [Gk. kokkos, 



berry; sphaira, ball.] Minute bodies found 



living at bottom of N. Atlantic, and fossil in 



chalk, often with coccoliths on their surfaces. 

 Coccosteus, (kok-kos'te-us). An extinct gan- 



oid fish. 

 Cocculus, (kok'u-lus). [L. coccum, berry.] 



The seeds of Anamirta cocculus, a plant be- 



longing to Menispermacese. 

 Coccygeal region, (kok-sij'e-al). [Coccyx, q.v.] 



The posterior portion of the body. 

 Coccyx, (kok'siks). [Gk.kokkyx, cuckoo.] The 



posterior termination of the vertebral col- 



umn; shaped somewhat like the cuckoo's beak. 

 Cochineal insect, (koch'i-nel). [Cochinilla, the 



Spanish name.]=Coccus cacti: an insect be- 



longing to Hemiptera. v. Cocci. 

 Cochlea, (kok'le-a). [Gk. kochlias, spiral 



shell. ] The snail-shaped part of the ear in 



the higher vertebrata; which discriminates 



the quality of the sounds heard. 



Cochlearia, (kok-le-a'ri-a). [L. cochlear, spoon.] 



=Scurvy grass: an herb belonging to Brassi- 



caceae. 

 Cocinylene, (ko-sin'i-len)=Ci 3 Ho B : a hydro- 



carbon of the olefine series, obtained from 



bitumen. 

 Cockatoo, (kok'a-too). [Kakatua, the Ma- 



layan name.]=Plyctolophus : a parrot-like 



bird, having a tuft of feathers on the head. 

 Cockchafer, ( kok'cha-fer )=Melolontha vul- 



garis: an insect belonging to Coleoptera. 

 Cockle, (kok'le). [Kochlos, the Greek name.] 



=Cardium: a molluscous animal, belonging 



to Lamellibranchiata. 

 Cockroach, (kok'roch)=Blatta: an insect be- 



longing to Orthop- 



tera, commonly 



called blackbeetle. 

 Cockscomb, (koks'- 



kom)=Celosia cris- 



tata : a plant be- 



longing to Amaran- 



taceae. 

 Cocoa, (ko'ko). [Cor- 



ruption of Cacoa.] Cockroaches. 



=Cacoa : seeds of Theobroma cacoa. 

 Cocoa-nut tree, (ko'ko). [Port, coco, monkey.] 



=Cocos; a palm tree, 50 to 



100 ft. high, named from 



the monkey-like face rough- 



ly imitated by the nut. (7. 



2>foti=Fruit of Chrysobal- 



anus Icaco. C. oil: white, 



solid, fatty substance, of 



complex chai-acter. 

 Cocoon, (ko-koon'). [P. cocon, 



shell.] The outer silky cov- 



ering of the chrysalis of an 



insect. 

 Cod, (kod). [Corruption of 



Gadus. ] = Gadus morhua 



=Morrhua vulgaris , a fish. 

 Codeia, (ko'di-a). [Gk. kody, poppy head.]=; 



OiHfiNOj,HjO: one of the natural alkaline 



bases found in opium; a crystalline nitrile 



base. 



Codeine, (ko'de-In). [Gk. kody, poppy-head.] 

 an alkaloid base, found in 



Cocoa-nut tree. 



opium. 



Co-efiicient, (ko-ef-fish'i-ent). [L. co, with; 

 and efficient.} In mathematics=Factor or 

 multiplier. 



Coelelmintha, (se-lel-min'tha). [Gk. koilos, 

 hollow; helmins, worm.] A primary division 

 of Eiitozoa, as arranged by Rudoiphi. 



Coslenterata, (se-len-ter-a'ta). [Gk. koilos, hol- 

 low; entera, bowels.] Corals, coralline, &c. ; ani- 

 mals having a hollow digestive cavity, in two 

 layers, ectoderm arid endoderm, an alimen- 

 tary canal, and thread cells or nematocystsj 

 all marine but two genera; divided into Hy- 

 drozoa and Actinozoa. 



Cceliac, (se'li-ak). [KoiliaJcos, the Greek word.] 

 Belonging to the intestines. 



Coenenchyma, (se-nen-ki'ma). [Gk. koinos, 

 common; cliyma, secretion.] In some Madro- 

 poraria: the common mass of the coraJlum 

 between the polyp cells; a secretion uniting 

 the corallites of compound corals. 



