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Crustaceol'ogy (crmtacca and logos). — The science which 

 treats of tlie Crustacea. 



Embryorogy (Gr. embmon, a foetus, and logos, a discourse).^ 

 The doctrine of the development of the foetus of animals. 



Fau'na. — A general term by which the whole of the animals 

 of a country are designated. Air fauna, the birds of a 

 particular country. 



Helminthorogy (Gr. helmins, a worm, and logos'). — The science 

 or knowledge of loorms ; the description or natural history 

 of worms. 



Illaquea'tion. — The art of ensnaring or entrapping animals. 



Malacology (Gr. malakos, soft, and logos, a discourse). — The 

 science which relates to the structure and habits of mollusks. 



Mannnalogy, Mastol'ogy, or Mazol'Dgy (Lat. mamma, Gr. 

 mastus, or mazos, abreast). — The natural history of animals 

 which suckle their young. 



Micrd'ogy (Gr. viikros, small, and logos, a discourse). — The 

 science or doctrine of microscopic animals and phvits. 



Ophiol'ogy (Gr. ophis, a serpent, and logos, a discourse). — The 

 natural history of serpents. 



Organology. — That branch of physiology which treats in par- 

 ticular of the different organs 0/ animals, especially of the 

 human species. 



Tax'idermy (Gr. taxis, an arranging, and derma, the skin). — 

 The art 0? preparing and preserving specimens of animals. 



Zoog'eny (Gr. zoon, an animal, and genesis, generation). — The 

 doctrine of animal formation. 



Zoog'raphy. — A description of animals, their forms and habits, 



Zoon'omy (Gr. zoon, an animal, and nomos, law). — The laivs 

 of animal life, or that science which treats of the phe- 

 nomena of animal life, their causes, consequences, and 

 relations. 



Zoophytorogy. — The natural history of zoopliytes. 



Zootomy (Gr. zoon, an animal, and temno, I cut). — The anat- 

 omy of all animals ; the dissection of all animals for the 

 purpose of discovering their structure and the functions of 

 their several parts. 



ANTIQUITIES. 



Archaeology, Palaeol'ogy (Gr. archaikos ov palaios, ancient, 

 and logos, a discourse). — The science of antiquities. 

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