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Entomostraca. 



Entomophilous flowers, (en-t5-mof i-lus). [Gk. 



entomon, insect; phyllon, leaf.] A term used 



for those flowers of which the pollen is carried 



by insects from the male to the female flowers. 

 Entomostomata, (en-to-mos-to'ma-ta). [Gk. 



entomos, cut into; stoma, mouth.] Used by 



De Blainville for a sub-division of Mollusca, 



nearly co-extensive with Buccinidfe, the 



mouths of the shells of which are notched. 

 Entomostraca, (en-to-mos'tra-ka). [Gk. ento- 



mon, insect ; ostrakon, 



shell.] Insects having 



a shelly covering; the 



lower Crustaceans; the 



only fossil remains of 



these are carapace val- 



ves. 

 Entomotomy , (en-to-mof- 



p-mi). [Gk. entomon, 



insect ; temno, I cut.] 



=Anatomy of insects. 



v. Zootomy. 

 Entomoza=Anellata: a term used by Milne- 



Edwards, q.v. 

 Entomozoaria, (en-tom-o-zo-a'ri-a). [Gk. en- 



tomos, cut; zoon, animal.] Term used by 



De Blainville for Articulata. 

 Entophyta, (en-tofi-ta). [Gk. entos, within; 



phytos, planted.] Lower algae or fungi, 



parasitic within animals, cf: Epiphyte. 

 Entozoa, (en-to-z5'a). [Gk. entos, within; zoon, 



animal.] Animals parasitic within other 



animals, cf. Epizoa. v. Parasites. 

 Entozoon, (en-to-z5'on). [Gk. entos, within; 



200/1, animal.] Singular of Entozoa, q.v. 

 Entrochites, (en-tro-ki'tez). [Gk. en, in; tro- 



chos, wheel.] Fossil joints of Encrinites, 



wheel-like in form. 

 Eocene, (e'o-sen). [Gk. cos, dawn; kainos, 



recent.]=Lower Tertiary: in which existing 



species of Testacea are first found, and in 



which they form a small proportion of the 



whole. 

 Eolian harp, (e-oli-an). [tfolus, god of the 



winds.] A small strin- 



ged instrument, placed 



so that air is forced 



through it, and causes 



the strings to vibrate. 

 Eolipyle, (e-ol'i-pil). [L. Eolian harp. 



^olus, god of winds; pila, ball.] A hollow 



metallic sphere, having two arms turned 



contrariways, and filled with water. When 



heated, the steam issues from apertures at 



the ends of the arms, and by its reaction 



causes the rotation of the sphere upon two 



pivots which support its weight. 

 Eolis, (e'o-lis). A molluscous animal, belong- 



ing to Gasteropoda, having nematocysts. 

 Eopithecus, (e-5-pi-the'kus). [Gk. eos, dawn; 



pithekos, ape.] A monkey, known only by 



fossil remains. 

 Eosaurus, (e-6-saw'rus). [Gk. eos, dawn ; mura, 



lizard.] An animal, probably a reptile of 



aquatic habits, known only by fossil re- 



mains of two vertebrae, found in the Coal 



Period. 

 Eosite, (e'o-slt). A mineral: a compound of 



lead, molybdenum, and vanadium. 



Eozoic, (e-o-zo'ik). [Gk. eos, dawn; zoe, life.] 

 The oldest fossil if erous rocks, formerly called 

 Azoic and Hypozoic. 



Eozoon, (e-6-zo'on). [Gk. eos, dawn; zoon, 

 animal.] E. Canadense: found in Lower 

 Laurentian; a perforate Foramifer. v. Foiva- 

 minifera. The oldest fossil known, belongs to 

 the highest family of the lowest class of ani- 

 mals, v. Rhizopoda. 



Eozoonal rock, (e-6-zo'on-al). [Eozoon, q.v.]= 

 Liassic, q.v. 



Epacridaceae, ( e-pak-rid-a'se-S ). [Gk. epi, 

 upon; akros, point.]=Epacrids: shrubs and 

 trees, with monopetalous flowers, belonging 

 to Ericales. 



Epact, (e'pakt). [Gk. epaktos, added to.] 

 Number expressing the age of the moon, 

 on the 1st day of any year of the Metonic 

 Cycle; being the difference between the 

 termination of the solar and lunar years. 



Epaulement, ( e - pawl'ment ). [ F. epaule, 

 shoulder.] A temporary earthwork, intended 

 as a flank protection against fire of musketry, 

 &c. 



Epaxial. (ep-aks'i-al). [Gk. epi, upon; Axis, 

 q.v.] Outgrowth of the vertebral axis. E. 

 arches: bony or cartilaginous processes of 

 the back-bone, enclosing the spinal marrow, 

 in some vertebrata only, not in man. E. 

 cartilages : surrounding the neural canal. 



Epencephalic, ( ep-en-se-fal'ik ). [ Gk. epi, 

 upon; Encephalon, q.v.]= Occipital: belong- 

 ing to the back of the cranium. 



Ependema. A delicate layer of epithelium 

 lining the cavity of the cerebro-spinal axis. 



Ephemerae, ( ef-em'er-e ). [ Gk. ephemeros, 

 transient. ]=May Flies, q.v. 



Ephemeridae, (ef-em-er'i-de). [Gk. epi, upon; 

 hemera, day.]=Day Flies: insects, belonging 

 to Orthoptera, which have no mouths, and 

 live but a few hours; also called Ephemera. 



Ephemerides, (ef-em-er'i-dez). [ Ephemeris, 

 q.v.] An astronomical diary, giving the 

 positions, &c. , of any given stars, &c. 



Ephemeris, ( ef-em'er-is ). [Gk. ephemeros, 

 transient.] An astronomical diary. Singular 

 of Ephemerides, q.v. 



Ephemeromorphs, (ef-em'er-o-morfs). [Gk. 

 ephemeros, transient; morphe, form.] A term 

 used for the lowest forms of animal life, such 

 as Bacteria, Torulas, &c. 



Ephialtes, (ef-i-al'tes). E. scops: scops-eared 

 owl. 



Ephippus, ( ef-ip'pus ). A fish belonging to 

 Chfetodon, q.v. 



Ephthiamura, (ef-thi-a-mu'ra). An Austra- 

 lian bird of the wagtail kind. 



Ephyrae. 1. Detached segments of hydra 

 tubes, often very large, the ova of which 

 become hydra tubes. 2. A stage of Rhizos- 

 tomidre: separated discs which become 

 medusae. 



Epiblast, (ep'i-blast). [Gk. epi, upon ; Blas- 

 toderm q.v.] The outer layer of Blasto- 

 derm, q.v. 



Epi, (ep'i). [Gk. epi, upon.] A prefix mean- 

 ing upon. 



Epicarp, (ep'i-karp). [Gk. epi, upon; karpos, 

 fruit.] The outward layer of the pericarp. 



