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Pedimana, (ped-im'a-na). [L. pes, foot; 

 manus, hand.] Name suggested by Ogilby 

 for American monkeys, owing to their having 

 no opposable thumb, and so not being Quad- 

 rumaua. 



Pediment, (ped'i-ment). 

 [L. pes, foot. ) The tri- Jp 

 angular upper portion ^ 

 of a Grecian portico, 

 door, or window. 



Pedipalpi, (ped-i-pal'pi). ' Pediment 

 [L. pes, foot; palpi, feelers.] Scorpions, 

 &c., q.v. 



Peduncle, (pe-dungTcl). [L. pedunculus, little 

 stem.] Flower-stalk, cf. Pedicel. 



Pedunculated, ( ped-ung-ku-la ' - 

 ted). [Peduncle, q.v.] Stalked. 

 P. cirripede=Levaa. v. Barn- 

 acle. 



Pee-wit, (p'wit) = Lapwing -= 

 Vanellus cristatus: a bird be- 

 longing to Charadriadae, named 

 from its cry. 



Pegasi, (peg'a-si). Belonging to 

 Pegasus, q.v. 



Pegasus, (peg'a-sus). [Classical.] Peduncle. 

 =The Winged Horse: one of the northern 

 constellations, of which Markab, Scheat, 

 and Algenib are the chief stars. 



Pegmatite, (peg'ma-tit). [Gk. pegma, har- 

 dened.] A coarse variety of granite. 



Peitho. No. 118 of the Minor Planets, dis- 

 covered in 1872. 



Pektolite, (pek ' to - lit). A mineral, chiefly 

 silicate of calcium. 



Pelagic, (pe-la'jik). [Gk. pelagos, sea.] Be- 

 longing to deep sea. 



Pelagidae, (pe-la'ji-de). FGk. pelagos, sea.] 

 A sub-division of Coelenterata, including 

 Lucernariadae: some are fixed, some free. 



Pelagus, (pe-la'gus). [Gk. pelagos, sea.] 

 "White-bellied seal. v. Seal. 



Pelargonium, (pel-ar-go'ni-um). [Gk. pelar- 

 gos, stork.] Stork's-bill: an herb, with gaily 

 coloured flowers, belonging to Geraniaceae. 

 P. zonale: an insectivorous plant. 



Pelasgic, (pe-las'jik). A general term for 

 people inhabiting S.E. Europe, derived from 

 the Pelasgi, or ancient inhabitant of Greece. 

 P. architecture=Cyclo-pea,n architecture. 



Pelecanidae, (pel-e-kan'i-de). [Pelecanus, q.v. ; 

 Gk. eidos, form.] Pelicans, cormorants, &c. : 

 birds belonging to Natatores. 



Pelecanus, (pel-e-ka'nus). Pelican: a sea-bird, 

 found near coasts, with long-pointed bill, 

 short, strong feet, and a skin bag, the type 

 of Pelicanidaa. P. berus=Common viper. 



PeUitory, (pel'li-to-ri). [Pelitre, the Spanish 

 name.]=Parietaria, q.v. 



Pelobates, (pel-ob'a-tez). [Gk. pelos, mud; 

 bates, walker.] A batrachian animal belong- 

 ing to Anoura. 



Peloconite, (pelro-ko'nlt). [Gk. pelos, mud; 

 jconos, cone.] A mineral, chiefly phosphate 

 of iron, &p. 



Pelopium, (pel - o'pi - um). An hypothetical 

 metal; probably an alloy of niobium. 



Peltidea, (pel-tid'e-a). [Gk. pelte, shield.] 

 P. cattina=Dog-licben. 



Peltigera, (pel-tij'e-ra). [Gk. pelte, shield; 

 L. gero, I bear.] An edible lichen. 



Peltry, (pel'tri). [Pelleterie, the French name.] 

 1. A general term in N. America for un- 

 dressed skins. 2. The skin of the black or 

 silver fox, Canis argentatus. 



Peludo=Hairy Armadillo=Euphractus 

 villosus. 



Pelvic, (pel'vik). [Pelvis, q.v.] Related to 

 the pelvis. P. arch: ilium, ischium, and 

 pubes, usually anchylosed=Os innominata: 

 connect pelvic limbs with trunk. P. limbs 

 = Posterior limbs, legs, <fec. 



Pelvis, (pel'vis). [L. pelvis, basin.] 1. A 

 girdle of bones at the lower end of the 

 trunk. 2. Central portion of an encrinus, <fec. 



Pemmican, (pem'mi-kan). Term used by N. 

 American Indians for dried meat preserved 

 for food. 



Pen, P. of cuttle-jisli Cuttle-bone: internal 

 skeleton of octopus, <fcc. 



Penseaceae, (pen-6-a'se-e). [Pensea, the typical 

 genus.] Shrubs belonging to Rhamnales. 



Penang - lawyers = Walking sticks made of 

 palm-wood. 



Penarth beds. [P. near Cardiff. ]=Rhietic 

 beds, q.v. 



Pencil, (pen'sil). [Penicillum, the Latin word.] 

 P. of rays: a small number of converging or 

 diverging rays. 



Pendant, (pen'dant). [L. pendo, I hang.] A 

 general term for any suspended or dependent 

 ornament. 



Pendentives, (pen-den'tivz). [L. pendo, I 

 hang.] Triangular spaces between the 

 arches supporting a dome. 



Pendulum, ( pen ' du - lum ). [L. pendulus, 

 hanging.] A body suspended from a fixed 

 point. Compensation P.: one in which the 

 contraction or expansion from cold or heat is 

 compensated. Compound P. ; a number of 

 simple pendulums, connected so as to vibrate 

 as one. Conical P.=Governor: a pendulum 

 moving in a circle. Gridiron P., v. Grid- 

 iron. Mercurial P., v. Mercury. Simple 

 P.: a heavy body suspended by a fine thread. 



Penelope, (pS-nel'o-pe). [Classical.] A poultry- 

 like bird belonging to Cracidse. 



Penguin, (pen'gwin). [W. pen, head; gwyn, 

 white. ]=Spheniscus, q.v. King P.r=Aptero- 

 dytes Patagonica. Jackass P.=Spheuiscua 

 demersus. 



Penguins, (pen'gwinz). [Penguin, q.v.] 

 Spheniscidae, q.v. : aquatic birds, with rudi- 

 mentary wings, which are used as fins. 



Penicillum, ( pen-i-sil'lum ). [The Latin 

 word.] Green-mould: a fungus found on 

 decaying organic substances. Micrococci of 

 P. crustaceum are found in typhoid fever. 



Pennifera, (pen-nifer-a). [L. penna, feather; 

 fero, I carry.] De Blainville's term for birds. 



Penny. P. cms=Thlaspi arvense. P. royal 

 l.=Mentha pulegium. 2.=Cotyledon. P. 

 zm'<77i<=24 grains, v. Troy weight. P. wort 

 =Hydrocoty]e vnlgaris. 



Pentachlorides, (pen-ta-kl5'ridz). [Gk. pente, 

 five; Chloride, q.v.] Compounds, the mole- 

 cule of which contains five atoms of chlorine. 



Pentacrinus, (penrtak'rirnus), [Gk, pente, 



