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MUCUS 



rangifera. M. agate = Mocha stone. M. 

 campion=SilQne acaulis. 



Moss-fruit Sporogonium. 



Mosses^Muscales: a primary division of 



Acrogens, q.v. ; small flowerless plants 



fructified by spores. Scale 3f.=Hepatic0e. 



Classification of M. Bryacea?=True mosses. 



Sphagnacese "| only a few 



Andreaeceaa V genera of 



Phascacese ) each. 



Motacilla, (mot-a-sil'la). Wagtail: a small 

 bird belonging to Sylviadae, q.v. M. atri- 

 capilla=~Blsick-ca.p. M. sia?is=Blue-bird. 



Motella, (mo-tel'la). A cod-like fish belonging 

 to Gadidse. M. vulgarise Whistle-fish. M. 

 glaucus= Mackerel midge. 



Moth, (moth). [Modhe, the A.-S. word.] 

 Nocturnal i nsects f orm- 

 ing a division of Lepi- 

 doptera, q.v. Death's 

 head Jf.=Sphinx atro- 

 pus. Flame Jf.=Anti- 

 clearubidata. GoatM. 

 = Cossus ligniperda. 

 Grass ^f.=Crambus. 

 Hawk Jf.=Sphinx. 

 Hazel Af.=Tortrix 

 sorbiana. Hornet M. Moth. 



Sphinx. Humming-bird hawk JV/.=Macro- 

 glossa titan. Tiger Af.=Arctia caja. 



Mother. M. liquor= Residue of a solution. 

 M. of pearl. l.=Botys urticalis: a moth 

 belonging to Lepidoptera. 2. =Irridescent 

 layers of shells. M . of vinegar The dregs of 

 a solution from which vinegar has been ob- 

 tained. M.-wort=~Leou\irMs. 



Moths, (moths). Nocturnal insects forming 

 a division of Lepidoptera, q.v. v. Holome- 

 tabola. Some moths are crepuscular, or 

 active during twilight, cf. Butterflies. 



Mot-mot, (mot'mot). [Named from the note.] 

 =Momotus=Prionites: a showy bird, some- 

 what resembling the toucan, with a long 

 ciliated tongue, found in Brazil. 



Motores oculi. The third pair of cerebral 

 nerves, which move most of the eye-muscles. 



Mouflon,(ni66flon)=CapraAmmon Siberian 

 goat: a variety of the sheep found in Corsica, 

 &c. 



Moulds, (moldz). [Kolde, the A.-S. word.]= 

 Physomycetes, &c. : minute fungi growing on 

 damp organic matter, v. Fungales. Bread 

 Jf.=Ascophora mucedo. Potatoe Jf.=Bo- 

 trytis iufestans. 



Mould's classification of 



Hyph omy cetes 



Yeast fungus. 



Vinegar fungus. 



Blue mould, 

 Ascomycetes 



Morels. 



Truffles. 



Hop- blight, &c. 

 Physomycetes 



Felt mould. 



Bread mould. 



Pear mould. 



Moulting, (niolt'ing). [Mode, the Welsh word.] 



=Ecdysis : a casting-off of the skin or feathers ; 

 a renewing of the outer integrnent; common 

 with birds, serpents, &c. 



Mountain. M. ash. l.=Pyrus aucuparia. 

 2.=Eucalyptus of New Zealand. M. blue= 

 Azurite: a blue copper ore. M. cork= 

 Mountain leather, q.v. M. crab = Black 

 crab = Land crab. M. ebony = Bauhinia 

 porruta. M. feather: a variety of asbestos. 

 M. green = Malachite: green carbonate of 

 copper. M. leather: a matted fibrous variety 

 of asbestos. M. limestone = Carboniferous 

 limestone: belongs to Carboniferous strata: 

 thick rocks underlying the coal. M. linnet 

 =Linaria montaria. M. ?neai=Bergmehl, 

 q.v. M. paper; a variety of asbestos. M. 

 soap=Steatite, q.v. M. mZZo?p=Salix mir- 

 sinites. M. wood: a variety of asbestos. 



Mountains in the moon. Named aftei 

 philosophers, travellers, &c., and after the 

 mountains of the earth; many higher than 

 Mont Blanc. 



Mouse, (mous), [Mils, the A.-S. name.]= 

 Mus, q.v. : a small burrowing animal be- 

 longing to Eodentia. Dor-M. = Myoxus 

 avellanarius. Field M. =Arvicola vulgaris. 

 American M.=M.ua leucopus. Harvest M. 

 =Mus messorius. Jumping 3f.=Meriones 

 Hudsonicus. Shrew M. = Erd - shrew, v. 

 Shrewmouse. M. deer: a small deer of 

 Ceylon. M. car^Myosotis. Golden M. ear 

 =Hieracium aurantiaceum. M. ear chick- 

 weed=Cerastium. M. fati=Myosurus. 



Mucamide, (mu'ka-mid). [Mucus and Amide, 

 q.v.] CgH^NoOg: a white crystalline sub- 

 stance from ammonia on mucic ether. 



Mucedines, (mu'se-dinz). [L. mucus, slime.] 

 =White moulds: fungi belonging to Hypho- 

 mycetes, found on decaying plants, mostly 

 white delicate threads; include yeast and 

 vinegar fungus, potatoe mould, &c. 



Mucic. (mu'sik). [L. mucus, slime.] M. acid 

 =C6HjoO8 : a crystalline, dibasic acid sub- 

 stance obtained by the oxidation of milk- 

 sugar, gum, &c. M. ether = Mucate of 

 ethyl. 



Mucilage, (mu'si-lfvj). [The French word.]= 

 Bassorin^CgHioOs: a variety of gum, in- 

 soluble in water. 



Mucin, (mu'sin). [Mucus, q.v.] 1. A colloid 

 constituent of gluten. 2. A constituent of 

 animal mucus. 



Mucor, (mu'kor). [Mucus, q.v.] A fungus- 

 like plant, of minute size, sometimes found 

 growing on the skin. 



Mucoraceae=Physomycetes=Mucorini : erect 

 thread-like fungi, of minute size, found on 

 decaying animal and vegetable matter. 



Mucous, (mu'kus). [Mucus, q.v.\ M. mem- 

 brane: the modification of the skin which 

 lines all the interior cavities of the body; 

 redder, more sensitive, and bleeds more 

 readily, than the outer skin. M. fermen- 

 tation: of which mucic acid is one of the 

 chief products. 



Mucus, (mu'kus). [L. mucus, slime.] An 

 alkaline glairy fluid secreted by, or aggre- 

 gated on, the mucous membrane, and 

 serving as a lubricant, 



