PAIJ20RNIS 



PALMITYL 



palaios, ancient phyton, plant. ] The branch 

 of Palaeontology which treats of fossil re- 

 mains of plants. 



Palseornis, (pal-e-or'nis). [Gk. palaios, 

 ancient; ornis, bird.] Ring-parrakeet: a bird 

 belonging to Psittacinse, of which there are 

 many varieties. 



Palaeosaurus, (pa-le-o-saw'rus). [Gk. palaios, 

 ancient: sauros, lizard.] A reptile, known 

 by fossil remains, found in Permian rocks. 



Palseospongia, (pa-le-6-spunj'i-a). [Gk. 

 palaios, ancient.] A fossil sponge found in 

 Lower Silurian rocks. 



PahBotheridaj, (pa-le-6-ther'i-de). [Palseo- 

 therium, q.v.] Animals resembling the 

 Palseotherium, 5.17.; range in size from a 

 rabbit to a rhinoceros; having three toes 

 to each foot. 



Palaeotherium, (pa-le-o-the'ri-um). [Gk. 

 palaios, ancient; therion, beast.] A tapir- 

 like mammal, having canine teeth, known 

 only by fossil remains found in Tertiary rocks. 



Paloeothrissum, (pal-e-6-thris'sum). [Gk. 

 palaios, ancient; thrix, hair.]=Pal8toniscus, 

 q.v. 



Palaeozoic, (pa-le-6-zo'ik). [Gk. palaios, 

 ancient; zoon, organic being.]=Primary: a 

 general term applied to the older strata, 

 from Cambrian to Permian inclusive. 



Palseozoology, (pa-le-o-zo-ol'o-ji). [Gk. palaios, 

 ancient ; Zoology, q.v. ] The branch of 

 Palaeontology which treats of fossil remains 

 of animals. 



Palamedea, (pal-a-med'e-a)=Microdactylus: 

 a goose-like bird adapted for arboreal life, 

 having no webs on the feet; found in South 

 America; also called screamer bird. 



Palamopus, (pal - am ' 6 - pus), [Gk. palame, 

 A frog -like animal, 



palm ; pous. foot. ] 

 knc 



tnown only by its fossil tracks, v. Litnich- 

 nozoa. 



Palate, (pal'fit). [Palatus, the Latin word.] 

 =.Roof of the mouth. P. bones: two ver- 

 tical bones in the front of the skull, the 

 lower ends of which turn in and meet over 

 the roof of the mouth. 



Palauchenia, (pa-lau-ke'ni-a). [Gk. palaios, 

 ancient; Auchenia, q.v.] A large lama, 

 known only by fossil remains, found in 

 Quaternary strata in Mexico. 



Palimpsest, (pal'imp-sest). [Palimpseslos, 

 the Greek word.] A parchment upon which 

 a second inscription has been made, the first 

 having been partially effaced. 



Palinurus, (pal-in-u'rus), [Classical.] Sea- 

 crawfish: a crustacean animal. 



Paliurus, (pal-i-u'rus). [The Greek name.]= 

 Christ's thorn: a plant belonging to Rham- 

 nacefe. 



Palladamine, (pal - la ' da - min). [Palladium, 

 <?.v.]=PdH 6 N a O: an alkaline base. 



Palladic, (pal-la'dik). [Palladium, q.v.] Re- 

 lating to palladium, v. Terminations, ic. 



Palladious, (pal-la'di-us). [Palladium, q.v.] 

 v. Terminations, ous. 



Palladium, (pal - la'di - um). [Pallas. ]=Pdiv: 

 one of the noble metals; a rare, hard, white, 

 ductile, tenacious metal, usually found as 

 an alloy with iridium and platinum. 



Pallas, (pal'las). 

 Minoi Planets. 



[Classical.] No. 2 of the 



Fallial, (pal'li-al). [Pallium, q.v.] P. line: 



where the mantle joins the shells of bivalve 



mollusca. 

 Palliobranchiata, (pal - li - 6 - bran R - ki - a ' ta). 



[L. pallium, mantle ; branchiae, gills.]= 



Brachiopoda, q.v. : a name given to them 



on the hypothesis that they breathe by 



means of their mantles. 

 Palliser shot and shell, (pal'is-ser). Projec- 



tiles, with pointed heads, hardened by beiug 



cast in iron moulds. 

 Pallium, (pal'li-um). [L. pallium, cloak.] 



Mantle: the outer covering of a mollusc 



within the shell. In Brachiopoda the lobes 



of the P. correspond with the anterior and 



posterior parts of the body; in Lamellibran- 



chiata with the right and left sides. 

 Palm, (pam). [Palma, the Latin name.] A 



tree, the type of Pal- 



macese. P. cabbage= 



Areca. P. oil: from 



palm tree. P. tree= 



Maximiliaria regia. P. 



tree worm : a thick 



fleshy worm found in 



the wood of the cab- 



bage tree. Doom P.= 



Hyphaene. 1 

 Palmaceae, (pal-ma'se-e). 



[Palm, q.v.] = Palms: 



very tall trees, with 



terminal clusters of Palm. 



leaves, the type of Palmales, and giving 



flour, oil, salt, sugar, wax, and wine; cocoa- 



nut, date, oil-palm, cane -palm, <fec., are 



varieties of the palm-tree: found fossil as 



far back as Secondary rocks. 

 Palma Christ! = Castor Oil Plant = Ricinus 



communis. 

 Palmacites, (pal-ma'si-tez). [Palm, q.v.] A 



fern, known only by fossil remains found 



in Carboniferous rocks; named from being 



at first supposed to be a palm. 

 Palmales, (pal-ma'lez). [Palm, q.v.]=P&l- 



maceae, q.v. A division of Endogens. 

 Palmellaceae, (pal-mel-la'se-e). [Palm, q.v.] 



Algae bearing fruticose and fiiiaceous lichens. 

 Palmitates, (pal' mi - tats). [Palmitic, q.v.] 



Compounds of palmitic acid and bases. 

 Palmitic acid, (pal'mit-ik). [Palm oil, q.v.]= 



: a white, fatty substance, from 



cocoa-nut and palm oil, butter, &c. ; also called 



cetylic acid and ethalic acid. 

 Palmatin, (pal'mi-tin). 



[ Palm oil, q.v. ] = 



C 5 iH 98 O 6 : a fatty sub- 



stance found in palm 



oil, bees'-wax, &c. 

 Palmetto, ( pal-ruet'to ). 



[Palm, q.v.] The cab- 



bage-palm; also found 



fossil in Eocenerocks,im- 



plyingawarmerclimate. 

 Pahnityl, ( pal'mi-til ). 



[Palmitic, q. v. ; Gk. hylc, 



material.] The radicle 



of the palmitic series. Palmetto 



