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Tarandus, (ta-ran'dus). [The Latin name.] 

 =The Reindeer, a northern constellation, of 

 small stars only. 



Tarantula, (ta-ran'tu-la.) [Taranto, in Italy.] 

 = Aranea taran- 

 tula: a spider-like 

 animal, belonging 

 to Araneida. 



Taraxacum, (ta-raks '- 

 a-kuin ). [Gk. ta- 

 rasso, I shake.] = 

 Dandelion: an herb, 

 with milky juice, 

 belonging to Aster- 

 aceae. Tarantula. 



Tardigrada, (tar-di-grfi'da). [L. tardut, slow; 

 gradior, 1 move.] = Water sloths = Water 

 bears =.Arctisca, q.v. 



Tare, (tar)=Vicia, q.v. 



Tarpaulin, ( tar-pa w'lin ). [Tar and Pall.] 

 Canvas made waterproof by a coating of tar. 



Tarsal bones, (tar'sal). [Tarsus, q.v.} Seven 

 bones forming heel, ankle, and part of sole. 



Tarsipedes, (tur-sip'e-dez). [L. tarsus, sole; 

 pes, foot.] Marsupial animals belonging to 

 Syndactyles. 



Tarsius, (tar'si-us). One of the half-apes. 



Tarso-metatarsus. A bone made up by the 

 union of the tarsus and metatarsus. 



Tarsus, (tar'sus). [Gk. tarsos, sole.] The 

 bones forming the ankle and heel. 



Tartar, (tar / ter)=Hydropotassic tartrate. 



Tartar-emetic =^ Potiussio antimonious tartrate. 



Tartarian-lamb, ( tar-ta'ri-an ). [Found in 

 Tartary.]=Aspidium barometz: a fern, the 

 rhizome of which has a resemblance, in form, 

 to a lamb. 



Tartar ic acid, ( tar-tar'ik ). [Tartar, q.v.]= 

 C-iHgOg = Hydric tartrate = a transparent 

 crystalline substance, found in the grape, 

 and also obtained from succinic acid, ho- 

 T. =Tartrelic acid. Pa.ra.-T. =Racemic acid. 



Tartini's tones, (tar-tS'ni)=.DifFerence tones, 

 q.v. 



Tartralic acid, (tar-tral'ik). [Tartar, q.v.]= 

 Ditartaric acid, q.v. 



Tartrates, (tai'li-its). [Tartaric, q.v.] Com- 

 pounds of tartaric acid and bases. 



Tartrelic acid, (tar-trel'ik). [Tartar, g.v.]= 

 Iso-tartaric acid. 



Tarumas. An American race. 



Taste, (tast). [F. tdter, to try.] The sensa- 

 tion excited in the mucous membrane of the 

 tongue, probably exists only in Mammalia. 



Tatouay, (tat'66-a). An animal belonging to 

 Edentata Dasypus 

 tatouay. 



Taurin, (tau'rin). [L. 

 taunis, bull.] = 

 CoH 7 NO3S: a crys- 

 talline substance 

 obtained from tau- 

 rocholic acid. 



Taurocholic acid, 

 ( tau - ro - kol ' ik ). Tatouay. 



[Gk, tauros, bull; chole, bile.]=Choleic acid 

 = C26H 4 5N0 7 S : found in the bile of the 

 ox, &c. 



Taurus, (tau'rus). [The Latin name.]=The 



Taurua. 



Bull : the second sign 



of the Zodiac, contains 



Aldebaran, the Pleiades, 



and the Crab cluster. 

 Tawing, ( taw ' ing ). 



[Tawian, the A.-S. 



word.] A process in 



tanning, in which alum 



and oil are incorpo- 

 rated with the hide. 

 Taxacese, (taks-a'se-C). [Taxus, g.v.]=Taxads 



= Yews: resinous trees and shrubs, with nar- 

 row leaves and naked flowers, forming a 



division of Gymnogens. 

 Taxodium, (taks-6'di-um). [Taxus, q.v.] A 



plant belonging to Coniferse. T. distickum 



= Deciduous cypress. 

 Taxonomic, ( taks-on'o-mik ). [Taxonomy, 



'/.<) Relating to arrangement or classifica- 

 tion, cf. Ataxic. 

 Taxonomy, (taks-on'o-mi). [Gk. taxis, 



arrangement ; nomos, law.] Principles of 



arrangement or classification. 

 Taxus, (taks'us). [Gk. toxon, bow.]=Yew: a 



plant belonging to Couifene ; the wood is 



used for making bows. 

 Taygete, (ta-ij'e-te). 



[Classical.] One of the 



Pleiades, 3.17. 

 Tea, (te). [ Tsai, the 



Chinese name.] = Thea, 



q.v. Paraguay r.=Ilex 



Paraguayensis. Brazilian 



T. =. Stachytarpheta Ja- 



maicensis. Honey 2'., v. 



Honey tea. 

 Teak, (tk). [Theka, the Tea-plant 



Malabar name.]=Tectonis grandis: an East 



Indian tree with very durable timber. 

 Teal, (tel). [Teelirtg, the Dutch name.] A 



duck-like bird=Anas crecca. 

 Tealby series,(tel'biX 



[T. in Lincolnshire.] 



Beds of sand, with- 

 out fossils, and clay 



and limestone with 



fossils, belonging to 



Middle Neocomian. 

 Tears, (t6rz). [Tcer, 



the A.-S. word.] 



The overflow of the 



lachrymal secretion, which cannot be carried 



away by the lachrymal duct; excited by 



emotion or by strong odours. 

 Teat, (tet). (Tit, the A.-S. word.] A small 



variety of the duck. v. Boscha. 

 Teazel, (te'zl). [Tcesel, the A.-S. name.]= 



Dipsacns, q.v. Fuller's T.^Dipsacus ful- 



lonum. 



Teazel-worts=Dipsacaceae, q.v. 

 Tectibranchiata, (tek-ti-brang-ki-a'ta). [L. 



tecto, I cover; Branchia, q.v.] A division of 



Gasteropoda, the animals of which have a 



shell, and the branchiae are covered by the 



shell, or by a mantle. 

 Tectona, (tek'to-na). [The Latin name.]= 



Teak : a large tree, with long leaves, and hard 



durable timber, belonging to Verbenaceae. 

 Teeth, (tcth). [Tooth, q.v.] Bony develop- 

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Teal. 



