GLOSSARY. 



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sects, as in cockroaches and crick- 

 ets. 



Cavernvlons. Full of little cavities. 



Cellulce. The divisions into which the 

 membranaceous wings of insects are 

 divided by the nervures. 



Cellular. Consisting of cells, or contain- 

 ing cells. The cellular membrane, or 

 cellular tissue, in animals, is composed 

 of an infinite number of minute cells 

 communicating with each other, and 

 serving as reservoirs for fat. 



Celluliferous. Bearing or producing lit- 

 tle cells. 



Cementitious. Agglutinating, having the 

 quality of cementing. 



Cephalic. Belonging to the head. 



Cephalo-thorax. The anterior division of 

 the body in spiders, scorpions, &c., 

 which consists of the head and chest 

 united. 



Cephalopodous. Belonging to the Cepha- 

 lopoda, the class of molluscous animals 

 in which long prehensile processes, 

 called feet, project from the head. 



Cephalophorous. Belonging to one of the 

 three orders of the class Cephalophora ; 

 the first consisting of cuttle-fish, &c., 

 which are destitute of shells ; the sec- 

 ond composed of those microscopic 

 cellular bodies which are regarded 

 as shells by some authors ; and the 

 third containing the true chambered 

 shells. 



Cercce. The feelers which, in some in- 

 sects, project from the hind part of the 

 body. 



Cercarice. Those insects whose body is 

 terminated by a tail appendage. 



Cercariiform. Shaped liked the cerca- 

 rise. 



Cere. The naked skin which, in some 

 birds, covers the base of the bill. 



Cereal. Relating to the cere, or naked 

 skin that covers the base of the bill in 

 certain birds. 



Cerebellum. The hinder part of the head, 

 or the little brain. 



Cerebral. Pertaining to the cerebrum, 

 or brain. 



Cerebrum. The brain. 



CerebroidcR. The knots in which the dif- 

 fused brain of insects is centred. 



Cereous. Partaking of the nature of wax. 



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Cernuous. "When the head of an insect 

 forms downwards an obtuse angle with 

 the horizontal line, or trunk. 



Cervical. Belonging to the neck. 



Cerviculate. When the prothorax is 

 elongate, attenuate, and distinguished 

 from the antepectus by no suture; so 

 as to form a distinct and unusually 

 long neck. 



Cetaceous. Pertaining to the whale kind. 



Cetoloc/y. The natural history of ceta- 

 ceous animals. 



Chalybeous. The blue metallic splendor 

 of the mainspring of a watch. 



Chambered. 'A term in conchology, de- 

 noting that the cavity of a shell is not 

 continuous, but is divided by shelly di- 

 aphragms or septa. 



Chamfered. Cut into furrows, or cut 

 sloping ; as a chamfered shell. 



Chap. The upper and lower part of the 

 mouth in animals; the jaw. 



Characteristic.. That which characterizes, 

 or constitutes a character. 



Chatoyant (Fr). Having a changeable, 

 undulating lustre, like that of a cat's 

 eye in the dark. 



Cheek Pouches. The hollow recesses in 

 the cheeks of certain rodent and quad- 

 rumanous animals, which they use as 

 receptacles for food. 



Chelce. The bifid claws of the Crusta- 

 cea?, scorpions, &c. 



Chelate. When the upper jaws are fur- 

 nished at the end with a chela or 

 thumb. 



Chelicera. The prehensile claws of the 

 scorpion, which are the homologues of 

 antennas. 



Cheliferons. When the cauda, or tail, is 

 terminated by a very thick process 

 somewhat resembling a lobster's claw. 

 Furnished with claws. 



Cheliform. Having the form of a claw. 



Clielonian. Belonging to or having the 

 properties of an order of reptiles which 

 includes the tortoises and turtles. 



Chilopodous. Belonging to the Chilopoda, 

 an order of many-footed insects, typi- 

 fied by the Centipede. 



Chitine. The peculiar chemical princi- 

 ple which hardens the integuments of 

 insects. 



Choroid. In anatomy, a term applied to 



