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logos, discourse.] The anatomy of the 

 ultimate structure of the tissues of the body; 

 resulting from the application of the micro- 

 scope to anatomy. 



Hitchcockite, (hich'kok-It). [Mr. Hitchcock.] 

 =Plumbogummite : a mineral, chiefly hy- 

 drated aluminate of lead. 

 Hive, (hiv). [Hyfe, the A.-S. word.] H. bee 

 =Apis mellinca: an insect, belonging to 

 Hymenoptera. H. beetle=Cleius apiarius: 

 the larva is parasitic on bees. See H.: 1. of 

 Hive-bee: in hexagonal prisms; 2. of Humble- 

 bee: old cocoons, with added tubes or cells; 

 3. of Melipona domestica, of Mexico, of 

 truncated spherical cells. 

 Hoarfrost, (hor). [A.-S. Mr, white. ]= Frozen 

 dew. 



Hoazin, (ho-a'zin)=Opisthocomu8 criatatus: a 

 bird belonging to Cracidae. 

 Hobby, (hobTbi). [Hobereau, the French 

 word.]=Falco subbuteo: a bird belonging to 

 Falconidse. 



Eodograph, (hod'o-graf). [Gk. hodos, road; 

 grapho, I write.] A construction for showing 

 the velocity and acceleration of the motion of 

 a particle. The H. of the motion of a planet 

 is a circle. 



Hoernesite, (ho-er'ne-sit). [Dr. Hoernes.] A 

 white mineral, chiefly hydrated arsenate of 

 magnesium. 

 Hoevelite=Sylvite. 

 Heaven's classification of animals. 



Infusories. 



Poly ps= Polypi. 



Sea-nettles. 



Echinoderms=Echinodermata. 



Intestinal worms=Entozoa. 



Wheel-animalcuies=iRotatoria. 



Kinged-worms=Annulata. 



Insects=Insecta. 



Arachnids=Arachnoidea. 



Crustaceans=Crustacea. 



Tunicates. 



Bivalves=Conchifera. 



Molluscs =Mollusca. 



Fishes. 



Reptiles. 



Birds. 



Mammalia. 



Hog, (hog). [Ihcch, the Celtic 'word.]=Sns: 

 an omnivorous quadruped, the type of Suidze, 

 q,v. Ground .ff.=Orycteropus capensis. H. 

 cteer=Hyelaphus porcinus ; also=Cervus 

 porcinus. H. grm-<ree=Moronobea coccinea. 

 H. meat='Roots of Boerhaavia decumbens. 

 H. plum=Fruit of Spondias, H. iceed= 

 Boerhaavia; also=Heracleum. H.'sfennel=. 

 Peucedanum. 



Hogging-strain: in shipbuilding; tends to 

 break a ship in half across the deck, when 

 the centre is not strong enough to support 

 the weight of the ends. cf. Sagging. 

 Hogshead, (hogzlied). [G. okshoofd, ox-head.] 

 A large cask. 



IL o/win6=63 gallons ) more Qr legg obsolete 

 H. ofbeer=5i f 



Holconoti, (hol-ko-no'ti). [Gk. Tiolkos, furrow; 

 notos, back.] Fishes having marsupial 

 pouches. 



Holcus, (hol'kus). [Gk. helko, I extract.] A 

 plant belonging to Graminaceae. H. mollis 

 =Soft grass. H. saccharatus = Cane. H. 



Holibut, (hol'i-but)=Pleuronectes hippogloa- 

 su8=Hippoglossus vulgaris= Halibut, q.v. 



Holland, (hol'land). A variety of linen, q.v., 

 named from being first made in Holland. 



Hollands, (hol'landz)=Geneva: a corn spirit, 

 named from being made in Holland. 



Hollow, (hollo). [Hoi, the A.-S. word.] Not 

 solid : excavated. H. -horned ruminants : 

 oxen, sheep, goats, antelopes, &c. 



Holly, (hol'li). [Holeyn, the A.-S. name.]: 

 Ilex aquifolium : a 

 plant belonging to 

 Aquifoliaceae. Sea H. 

 =Eryngium mariti- 

 mum. 



Holly-bush sandstone. 

 Hocks at Malvern : 

 corresponding to Lin- 

 gula Flags. 



Holly-hock, (holli-hokX 

 [Ilolihoc, the A.-S. 

 name.]= Althea rosea, 

 q.V, Holly. 



Holly-worts, (holli-wurtz). [Holly and Wort, 

 g.v.]=Aquifoliace8e, q.v. 



Holocentrum, (hol-o-sen'trum). [Gk. holot, 

 whole; kentron, spine.] A fish belonging to 

 PercidJB. 



Holocephali, (hol-5-sef a-li). [Gk. liolos, whole; 

 kephale, head.] A sub-division of fishes, 

 formed by Siebold, including chimsera, q.v., 

 and several fossil forms; also used as Elus- 

 mobranchii. 



Holohedral, (hol-o-he'dral). [Gk. Jiolos, whole; 

 hedra, base.] Whole-sided crystals: having 

 the greatest possible degree of symmetry. 



Holometabola, ( hol-6-me-tab'o-la ). [ Gk. 

 holos, whole; metabole, change.] Beetles, 

 butterflies, moths, &c.: insects with three 

 greatly differing stages of metamorphosis: 

 1. vermiform larva; 2. dormant pupa; 3. 

 perfect insect, v. Insect-life. 



Holometabolic, (hol-6-me-tab'o-lik). [Holo- 

 metabola, q.v.] Undergoing complete meta- 

 morphosis. 



Holophotal, (hol-of o-tal). [Gk. holos, whole; 

 phos, light.] v. Pharology. 



Holpptychidae, (hol-op-tik'i-dg). [Holopty- 

 chius,q.v.] A family of fishes belonging to 

 Ganoidei, known by fossil remains. 



Holoptychiua. 



Holoptychius, (hol-op-tik'i-us). ~ [Gk. holos, 

 whole ; ptyche, wrinkle.] A fish, known 

 chiefly by scales, fossil remains of which are 

 d in Old Red Sandstone. 



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 Holostei, 



(hol-os'te-i). [Gk. holos, whole; 



