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canus, an American bird. C. 

 duba: a plant of Brazil, from the bark of 

 which a kind of milk is obtained. C. - bane 

 =Cicuta. C.-berry = \ accinium. C. bunt- 

 i?i0r=Molothrus, q.v. C. plant=Gymnem& 

 lactiferum, q.v. C. parse2/=Chjerophyllum 

 temulum. C.-slip='Prim\Lla. veris, q.v. C. 

 *rees=Artocopads and fig trees, which have 

 thick, milky juice. Sea C. = Trlchechus 

 rosmarus, q.v. 



Cowper's glands. Secreting organs in tho 

 urethral tube of mammals. 



Cowries, (kow'riz). [Kauri, the East Indian 

 name.]=Cypreidae: molluscous animals be- 

 longing to Gasteropoda. 



Coyotes, (koi'o-tez). [Corruption of Coyott, 

 the native name.] A wolf of Nicaragua. 



Crab, (krab). (Krabba, the A.-S. name.] 1. 

 Cancer pagurus : an aquatic animal, belong- 

 ing to Crustaceae, which passes through the 

 successive stages of Zoe, Megalopa, and Crab. 

 Shore C. = Carcinus mcenas. C. apple= 

 Wild apple=Pyrus malus. C. cluster = A. 

 cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus. 

 C. lobsters=Porce\la.na&. 2. A small portable 

 capstan. 



Cracidce, (kra'si-de). [Crax, g.-.]=Curassows: 

 a family of Gallinaceous birds in Central and 

 Southern America. 



Cradle hills. Small hillocks formed by 

 fallen trunks of trees; an American 

 term. 



Crag, (krag). {Craig, the Welsh name.] 

 Antwerp C. : in Older Pliocene. White C. : 

 in Older Pliocene. 



Crag and Tail. A crag or large rock having 

 an accumulation of drift on one side ; of ton. 

 found in valleys. 



Crambe. (kram'be). [Gk. krambe, cabbage.] 

 =Sea kale; an herb belonging to Brassi- 

 caceje. 



Cranberry, (kran'ber-ri). [Crane-berry, from 

 its slender stalks.]=Oxycoccos. Tas<nanian 

 C.=Astroloma humifusum. 



Cranberries=Vacciniaceaa, q.v. 



Crane, (krun). [Cran, the A.-S. name.] 1. 

 Grus : a large bird with 

 long legs and neck, be- 

 longing to Grailatores. 

 Numidian <?.=Demoi- 

 selle. Crowned C. = 

 Balearica. 2. A small 

 southern constellation. 

 3. A machine for raising 

 and lowering heavy ar- 

 ticles. C. ,/Zies=Tipu- 

 lidse, q.v. 



Crane's bills, (kranzbilz) 

 =Geraniacefe, q.v. 



Crania, (kra-ni'a). An 

 animal belonging to Crane! 



Brachiopoda, found in all fossilferous strata 

 from the earliest. 



Cranial, ( kra'ni-al ). [Cranium, q.v. ] Be- 

 longing to the cranium. C. bones : occipital, 

 parietal, frontal, and nasal bones, forming the 

 cranium. C. cavity: contains the brain. 



Cranium, (kra'ni-um). [The Latin name.] 

 The bony enclosure of the brain. 



Crank, (krangk). A rod, used to convert the 

 circular motion of 

 a wheel into the to 

 and fro motion of 

 a rod, or the re- 

 verse. 



Crassamentum, 

 ( kras-sa-men'tum). 

 [The Latin word.] 

 =Clot: a semi-solid "Crank, 



body, which forms in blood when it coagu- 

 lates. The blood corpuscles connected by tho 

 fibrin separated from the plasma or fluid of 

 the blood. 



Crassulaceae, (kras-su-la'se-e). [L. crassus, 

 thick. ]=House-leeks : shrubs and herbs with 

 succulent stems and leaves, belonging to 

 Violales. 



Craspeda, ( kras'pe-da ). [Gk. kraspedon, 

 border.] Long cords, charged with thread 

 cells, bordering the margin of many sea- 

 anemones. 



Craspedote Medusae, (kras'pe-dot). [Gk. 

 kraspedon, border.] =Naked-eyed Medusas, 



Cratsegus, (krat-e'gus). [Gk. kratos, strength.] 



=Hawthorn : a shrub or tree, belonging to 



Pomacese, named from the strength of its 



timber. 

 Crater, (kru'ter). [Tho Latin word.] 1. 



The Cup : a small 



southern constel- 

 lation. 2. The 



basin-like opening 



of a volcano. 

 Craters, (kra'terz). 



In moon, q.v. 

 Crax, (kraks). [Gk. 



krazo, I shout.]= 



Curassow: the type 



of Cracida), q.v. 

 Cray - fish, ( krS \ 



[Ecrevisse, the Fr. 



name. ] = Astacua 



fluviatilis: a lob- Crater. 



ster-like animal, belonging to Macrura ; also 



called Crawfish. 

 Cream of tartar = Potassic tartrate = KC4 



H 5 6 . 

 Creatine, (kre'a-tm). [Gk. kreas, flesh.]*= 



C^gNgOa : a base found in meat juice. 

 Creatinine, (kre'a-ti-nm). [Creatine, g.v.]=a 



C^gNsO : a base obtained from creatine. 

 Creeps, (kreps). In coal and other mines, 



where the floor is pushed up in openings by 



the pressure upon the walls. 

 Cren\atogaster, (kre-mat-o-gas'ter). An ant 



which lives in the hollow spines of the bull's- 



horn thorn. 



Crenilabrus, (kren-i-la'brus). A fish belong- 

 ing to Acanthopteri. 

 Crenic acid, (kre'nik). [Gk. krene, well.]= 



C24H3oOi9 : found in mould, especially near 



springs. 



Creosote=Kreasote, q.v. 

 Crescentiace, ( kre-sen-ti-a'so-G ). [ Signer 



Crescenti.]=Crescentiads : small trees, T?ith 



succulent fruits, belonging to Bignonalca. 

 Crescent moon, (kres'cent). [L. cresco, Igroi?-.] 



