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Tubercles, (ttt'ber-klz). [L. tuberculum, small 

 tuber.] Small swellings or tubers. 



Tubes. Eustachian T., v. Eustachian tubes. 

 Fallopian T., v. Fallopian tubes. Lightning 

 T. Fulgurites, q.v. 



Tubicola, (tu-biko-la). [L. tuba, tube; eolo, 

 I inhabit. ]=Tube-worms: animals, belonging 

 to Annelida, living in calcareous tubes. 



Tubularidae, (tu-bu-lar'i-de). A sub-division 

 of Hydrozoa. 



Tubulata, (ta-bu-la'ta). Ehrenberg's term for 

 Bryozoa, Turbellaria, Nematoidea, dec. 



Tuff, (tuf). [Tufo, the Italian word.]=Vol- 

 canic tuff: a compound of sand, cinders, iic., 

 thrown from voleanoes=Volcauic ash; also 

 called Tufa. 



Tufted quail =Lophortyx. 



Tulipa, (tu'li-pa). (The Latin nanie.]=Tulip: 

 :i pi. mt belonging to 

 Liliucese : remarkable 

 for the beauty of its 

 flowers. 



Tulip, (tii'lip). [Tulipa, 

 g.r.]=Tulipa. q.v. T. 

 *r=Liriodendron, q.v. 

 T. of j7u;i=Swell ; in- 

 crease of thickness at 

 muzzle. 



Tumbril,(tum'bril). [Tom- 

 berenu, the French Tullpi 



word.]= Caisson : a covered cart to carry 

 military tools, <bc. 



Tumulus, (tu'mii-lus). [L. tumulus, mound.] 

 Artificial mound of earth, of ancient origin, 

 Intended for a tomb; also called Barrow. 



Tunbridge Wells sand = A sub-division of 

 Hastings sand. 



Tungstates, (tung'stats). [Tungsten, q.v.] 

 Compounds of tungstic acid and bases. 



Tungsten, (tungsten). [Sw. tung, heavy; 

 tten, stone. ]=Wolframium=W Ti : a heavy, 

 hard, infusible metal. 



Tungstic acid, (tung'stik). [Tungsten, q.v.]= 

 lIj\V 4 O4: a yellow powder; also called Tung- 

 stic triozide. 



Tunicata, (tfin-i-ka'ta). [L. tunicata, cloak. ]= 

 Ascidioida=3ea squirts: marine animals, in 

 coriaceous bags, fixed to rocks, or floating in 

 compound masses -have three coats,ortunics=: 

 Test, mantle, and peritoneum; owing to their 

 nature, no fossil remains have been found. 



Tunicin,(tu'ni-sin). [Tunicata.g.v.^CgHjoCV 

 a substance resembling cellulin, found in the 

 coating of tunicata. 



Tuning fork. A bar of steel, having two 

 prongs, which always vibrates at the same 

 rate, and gives the same musical note. 



Tunny, (tuu'ni). [Thunnus, the Latin name.] 

 =Thynnus: a fish re- 

 sembling the mack- 

 erel, belonging to 

 Scorn bridae. 



Tupaia, (ttt'pT-a). 

 [The Malayan name.] Tunny. 



A carnivorous animal somewhat resembling 

 the squirrel. 



Turacin, (tu'ra-sin)=An animal pigment, con- 

 taining copper, found in the feathers of 

 touracon. 



Turanian, (tu-ra'ni-au). Caucasian, Egyptian, 



Tibetic, Malay, Mongol, American, and other 



races; forming a primary division of the 



human race. 

 Turbellaria, (ter-bel-la'ri-a). [L. turbella, 



tumult.] Turbellarii : Nemertes, Pianaria, 



&c: :mimals belonging to Scolecida, which pro- 

 duce currents by the vibrations of their cilia. 

 Turbinal bones. (ter'bi-nal)=Spongy bones: 



bones in the nose, the interior of which have 



many air cavities, giving them a spongy 



nature. 

 Turbine, (te.rT>in). [L. turbo, whirlwind.] 



A water-wheel, usually 



horizontal, which is 



made to revolve by the 



action of running water. 

 Turbinida, (tr-bin'i-do). 



[L. turbinatut, conical.] 



=Top-shells = Turbin- 



ated shells : a family of 



Molluscs, belonging to 



Gasteropoda. 

 Turbot, (ter'bot). [The 



Rhombus maximus: 



a flat fish, belonging 



to Pleuronectidse. 

 Turdus, ( teydus ). 



[The Latin name.] 



Thrush, &c. : a bird 



belonging to Meru- 



luia-; a family of 



dentirostral birds. 



T. 7ne)-!a=Black- Turbot 



bird. T. minor Corkling. T. musica=: 



Mavis=Song-thrush. 

 Turf, (trf). [The A.-S. word.] Bog-earth: 



used as fuel; v. Bog. T. sheep: a small sheep, 



of the stone period. 

 Turkey, (tei-Tci). A poultry-bird=Meleagris, 



q.v. ; named from being supposed to have 



originally come from Turkey. T. stone= 



Novaculite, q.v. 

 Turkish, (ter'kish). T. language=O8ma.nli: 



spoken at Constantinople. T. rflce=Turko- 



man or Tartar nomadic race of N. Asia. T. 



adclte=Sella Turcica: a depression in tho 



sphenoid bone. T.to&acco=Nicotianarustica. 

 Turk's cap lily=J, ilium martagon. v. Mar- 



tagon. 

 Turmeric, (ter'mer-ik). [Terra-merita, tho 



Latin name.] A yellow colouring matter, 



obtained from turmeric plant, Curcuma 



longa. 



TurnbulTs blue=Ferrons ferricyanide. 

 Turner's yellow=:Oxychloride of lead. 

 Turneraceae, (ter-ner-a'se-6). [Turnera, the 



typical genus.] = Turnerads: ti. American 



herbs, belonging to Violales. 

 Turnip, (ter'nip). [W. turn, round; A.-S. 



nape.] Brassica rapa: a plant, with edible 



root, belonging to Brassicaceso. T. ftea= 



Haltica brassicae: a beetle =Phyllotreta ne- 



morum. T. /y=Nigger=Athalia spinarum, 



belongs to Hymenoptera. T. molh=A.grotia 



segetum: a moth. 

 Turnsole, (tern'sol). [Tournesol, the French 



name. ] = Heliotropium, q.v. ; also called 



Heliotrope and Sun flower. 



