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flowers, forming a division of Perigynous 

 Exogens. 



Saxon. S. architecture: characterised by 

 semicircular or triangular doorways and 

 arches and small windows. 



Scabbard fish=Lepidopus argyreus: a fish be- 

 longing to Tsenioides. 



Scabiosa, (ska-bi-6'sa). [L. scabies, scab.]= 

 Scabious: an herb belonging to DipnOMB; 

 named from being used in skin diseases. S. 

 succisa=~Devil's bit. 



Scad, (skad) = Horse - mackerel = Scomber 

 trachurus=Caranx trachurus: a fish belong- 

 ing to Scorn bridse. 



Scagliola, (skal - yo ' la). [Scagliuola, the 

 Italian name.] Artificial marble: a compo- 

 sition of gypsum, isinglass, glue, &c., made 

 to imitate marble. 



Scala media, (ska'la me'di-a). [The Latin 

 name.] A tubular expansion in the cochlea 

 of the human ear, between the scala vesti- 

 buli and scala cochleae, serving the function 

 of a key-board, of which the extremities of 

 the auditory nerve are the keys. 



Scalar, (sku'lar). [L. scala, ladder.] S. quan- 

 tity: does not involve direction; Ex., the 

 volume of a figure or mass of a body. 



Scalarifonn, (ska-lart-form). [L. scala, lad- 

 der. ] = Ladder-like. 



Scald-fish. A fish belonging to Rhombus, 



Scale, (skal). [L. scala, ladder.] 1. Any 

 regular succession of intervals. 2. An in- 

 strument graduated, usually at regular in- 

 tervals. 3. v. Scales. Musical S.: a succes- 

 sion of musical sounds; also called Keys. 

 Chromatic S.: one of thirteen consecutive 

 semitones. Diatonic S., v. Diatonic Scale. 

 Enharmonic S.: one having small intervals. 

 S. of hardness, v. Hardness. 



Scalene, (ska-len'). [L. scalenus, unequal.] 

 S. triangle: one having no two 

 of the sides of equal lengths. 



Scales. 1. Musical S., v. Keys: 

 the notes of musical scales are 

 usually expressed by signs writ- 

 ten on staves of five lines for 

 treble and five lines for bass 

 notes. 2. Thermometric S.: Cel 

 sus's S.=Centigrade S., Fahren~ Scalene tri- 

 heit's S. and Reaumur S. , v. each angle, 

 word. 3. A variety of horn, in the form of 

 plates, found on fishes and some other ani- 

 mals. Ctenoid S.: with rough edges. Cycloid 

 S.: smooth and horny. Ganoid S.: covered 

 with enamel Placoid S.; detached, often 

 spiny. 



Scale-insects^Coccidae: kept by ants in their 

 cells for the honey-like fluid which they 

 exude. 



Scale mosses=Jungermanniaceae=Hepatic8c: 

 small moss-like plants. 



Scalenohedron, ( ska-len-6-he ' dron ). [Gk. 

 skalenos, unequal ; hedra, seat.] A solid 

 figure bounded by twelve equal scalene 

 triangles. 



Scallop, (skallop). [Escallop, the French 

 name.]=Pecter Jacobsea: an oyster-like ani- 

 mal. 



Scalops=Shrew mole 

 = Sorex aquaticus : an 

 animal belonging to 

 Insectivora. 



Scalpel, (skal 'pel). 

 [Scalpellum, the La- 

 tin word.] = Dissect- 

 ing knife. 



Scaly. S. lizard 

 Zootoca vivipara. Scallop-shell. 



Scammonic, (skam'mo-nik). [Scammony.^.v.] 

 S. acid=Jalapic acid: obtained from scam- 

 mony. 



Scammony, (skam'mo-ni). [Scammonia, the 

 Latin name.]=Convolvolus scammonia. 



Scandinavian floral region, Characterised by 

 fir trees and berries. 



Scandix, (skan'diks). [Gk. scandix, chervil.] 

 =Shepherd's needle: an herb belonging to 

 Apiacse. S. pec<6n=Venus's comb. 



Scansores, (skan-so'rez). [L. scando, I climb.] 

 A sub-division of Incessores=Climbing birds, 

 woodpeckers, cuckoos, parrots, trogons, &c., 

 all of which build closed nests. 



Scansoria, (skan-so'ri-a). [L. scando, I climb.] 

 =Didelphis, g.v. 



Scantlings, (skan'tlingz). [Fr. chantel, corner- 

 piece.] Pieces of wood, such as rails, &c., of 

 small size. 



Scaphite, (skaf'it). [L. scapha, a boat.] An 

 ammonite-like cephalopod, found only in 

 Cretaceous rocks. 



Scaphoid, (skafoid). [Gk. scaphe, boat; eidos, 

 form.] One of the tarsal bones, q.v. 



Scapolite, (skap'6-lit). [Gk. skapos, rod; lithos, 

 stone.]=Wernerite. A mineral, chiefly sili- 

 cate of aluminum and calcium. 



Scapula, (skap'u-la). [The Latin name.]= 

 Shoulder-blade : a triangular bone at the 

 back or upper side of the thorax, connecting 

 the arm and trunk; in birds called "side 

 bone." 



Scapular, (skap ' u-lar). [Scapula, q.v.] S. 

 arcA=Pectoral arch, q.v. 



Scapulars, (skap'u-larz). [Scapula, q.v.] Fea- 

 thers "covering the humerus and scapula. 



Scarabseus, (ska-ra-be'us). [The Latin word.] 

 A beetle found in warm countries, belonging 

 to Coleoptera. 



Scarf-skin, [Scurf, fl.v.]=Epidermis, q.v.= 

 Cuticle. 



Scarfing, [Scarp, q. v.] Joining two pieces of 

 timber by cutting away a part of each, and 

 fastening by glue, nails, bolts, &c., so that 

 the joint is not noticeable. 



Scarlatina, (skar-la-te'na). [Scarlatine, the 

 French word.] Scarlet fever: a contagious, 

 eruptive, febrile phase of disease. 



Scarlet. /S. feMgr=Pyrrhocoris: an insect be- 

 longing to Heteroptera. S. fever= Scarla- 

 tina, q.v. S. rtt7mer=Phaseolus multiflorus. 



Scarp = Escarp, q.v. 



Scelidosaurus. (skel-i-do-saw'rus). [Gk. skelis, 

 leg; saura, lizard.] An extinct reptile be- 

 longing to Dinosauria, known only by large 

 hollow limb-bones found in Lias rocks. 



Scepacese, (ske-pa'se-e). [Gk . skepa, covering. ] 

 =Scepad: tropical trees with leathery leaves, 

 belonging to Euphorbiales. 



