MUSQUASH 



MYRICA 



phago, I eat.] Plantain-eater: a climbing 

 bird belonging to Insessores. 



Musquash, (musk'uash). [Indian name.]= 

 Ondatra=Fiber zibethicus; also called Musk- 

 rat and Musk-beaver. 



Musquito= Mosquito, q.v. 



Mussel, (mus'el). [L. musculus, a little mouse.] 

 A bivalve molluscous aiiinial=Mytilus, q.v. 



Mussels=Mytilidae, q.v. 



Mussite, (mus'sit). [Mussa Alps.] l.r=Diop- 

 side = White augite. 2. = Parisite. 3. A 

 variety of Amphibole. 4. A variety of 

 Ahdalusite. 



Must, (must). [L. mustus, new. ]= Juice of 

 grapes, apples, <fcc., before fermentation. 



Mustang, (mos'tang). [The local name.] A 

 small, strong variety of the horse, found on 

 the prairies of N. America. 



Mustard, (mus'tard). [L. musinra ardens, 

 hot must.] Common M. = Siriapis nigra. 

 Black M.=Brassica nigra. Garlic Jf.=Si- 

 symbrium alliaria. Hedge M. =Sisyinbrium. 

 Mithridate Af.= Thlaspi arvense. Treacle 

 M. = Erysimum. White M. = Brassica alba 

 =Sinapis alba, q.v. Oil of M.: 1. Fixed. 2. 

 Volatile. 



Mustela, (mus-te'la). [The Latin name.]= 

 Otter: a burrowing nocturnal quadruped, 

 with long body and short feet. M . martes= 

 Marten. M. lutra=Oitei: M. Pennantii= 

 Black cat -= Pecan. M. vulgaris = Weasel. 

 M. ermittea=Ermine. M. putorius=~PoIe-ca.t 

 ^Foumart. M. /ro=Ferret. M. barbara 

 =Grison. 



Mustelidse, (mus-teli-de). [Mustela, q.v. Gk. 

 eidos, form.] Weasels, otter, &c. : a family 

 of carnivorous animals belonging to 

 Digitigrada. 



Mute. M. si0rm=Cygnus olor. 



Muzzle, (muz'l). [Museau.] The open end of 

 a gun, q.v. 



Mycelium, (mi-se'li-um). [Gk. mykes, mush- 

 room.] = Spawn: small tubes forming the 

 basis of a fungus. 



Mycetes, (mi-se'tez). [Gk, myketes, bellower.] 

 = Alouettes=Howling monkeys: American 

 monkeys, mostly of large size, with strong 

 voices. 



Mycoderma, ( mi-ko-der'ma ). [Gk. mykes, 

 mushroom; derma, skin.]=Torvulse: a 'fun- 

 gus, belonging to Bacteria, which is able to 

 absorb oxygen from the atmosphere. M. 

 aceti: necessary for the production of vinegar 

 by causing the formation of acetic acid from 

 alcohol. M. cerevisice: a pellucid fungus 

 formed on the surface of beer. M. vim: 

 causes the fermentation of wine. 



Mycology, (mi-kol'o-ji). [Gk. mykes, fungus; 

 logos, discourse.]=Fungology: the science of 

 fungi, their nature and classification. 



Mycomelic acid. C4H4N4O2=Alloxanamide: 

 a monobasic acid. 



Myconius, ( mi-ko'ni-us ). [Classical.] In 

 Moon, q.v, 



Mycose, (mi'kos). [Gk. myles, fungus.]= 

 Trehalose = C^H^On.H^O : a crystalline 

 substance obtained" from ergot of rye. 



Mycteria, (mik-te'ri-a) = Jabirus : a large 

 wading bird belonging to Grallatores. 



Myelencephala, (ml-el-en-sefa-la). [Myelon 

 and Encephalon, q.v.] Owen's term for 

 Vertebrata. 



Myelencephalous, (mi-el-en-sefa-lus). [Mye- 

 lencephala, q.v.] Belated to the spinal cord 

 or brain. 



Myelon, (mi'e-lon). [Gk. myelos, brain. ]= 

 Chorda spiualis: Owen's term for spinal 

 cord. 



Myeloneura, ( ml-el-on-u'ra ). [Gk. myelon, 

 marrow; neuron, nerve.] A primary division 

 of animals made by Ehrenberg, and including 

 Mammalia (without man), Birds, Amphibia, 

 and Fishes. 



Mygale, (mig'al). [Gk. mygale, field mouse.] 

 l.=Crab-spider: a hairy spider of Brazil 

 2 inches long. 2. = Russian musk-rat = 

 Desman. 



Mylipbatis, (mi-li-o-ba'tis). [Gk. myle, mill; 

 batis, ray. ]= Eagle-ray: a fish belonging to 

 Batides, q.v., named from the flat grinding 

 teeth. 



Mylocaryum, (tm-lo-ka'ri-um.) [Gk. myle, 

 mill; karyon, nut.]=Buck-wheat tree. 



Mylodon, (mi'16-don). [Gk. myle, mill; odous, 

 tooth.] A large edentate animal, known only 

 by fossil remains, chiefly jaw-bones, found in. 

 S. American pleistocene rocks: named from 

 the flat teeth,* adapted to grinding food. 



Myodes=Lemming, q.v. 



Myology, (mi-ol'o-ji). [Gk. mys, muscle; logos. 

 discourse.] The science of the nature and 

 classification of muscles. 



Myoporaceae, (ml-o-por-a'se-e). [Gk. myo, I 

 shut ; poros, pore.] = Myoporads : shrubs, 

 chiefly tropical, between Echiales and Big- 

 nonales. 



Myoptic, (ml-op'tik). [Myopy, Q.v.]=:Short- 

 sighted. 



Myopy, (ml'6-pi). [Gk. myo, I shut: ops, eye.] 

 =Short-sight: when the focus of the eye is 

 nearer than usual, and only objects near it 

 are distinctly seen. 



Myosotis, (mi-o-so'tis). [Gk. mys, mouse; otos, 

 ear.]=Scorpion grass: an herb, with small 

 flowers, belonging to Boraginacese, named 

 from the shape of the leaves. M. palustris 

 = Forget-m e-n ot. 



Myosurus, (mi-6-su'rus). [Gk. mys, mouse: 

 oura, tail. ]=Mouse- tail: a small herb be- 

 longing to Ranunculacese. 



Myoxus, (mi-oks'us). [Gk. mys, mouse. ]= 

 Dormouse: a small, nocturnal, bun-owing, 

 herbivorous quadruped. 



Myria=10,000. 



Myriagram=10,000 grams. 



Myriametre=lp,qOO metres. 



Myriapoda, (mi-ri-ap'o-da). [Gk. myrioi, ten 

 thousand ; pous, foot.] = Centipedes and 

 Millipedes, &c.: articulate animals having 

 very numerous feet, the body having more 

 than twenty somites, belonging to Arthro- 

 poda: intermediate between red-blooded 

 worms and insects : worms modified for 

 terrestrial life. 



Myrica, (nn-ri'ka). [The Greek name.]= 

 =8 \veet-gale Bog-myrtle: a shrub belong- 

 ing to Myricacese; also called candleberry 

 tree and Dutch myrtle. M. cm/era=Wax 



