GLOSSARY. 



29 



Livid. A pale purplish-brown ; the colo 



of a bruise. 



Lobatcd. Rounded at the edges. 

 Lobed. Having lobes, or broad finger 



like divisions. 



Lobule. A small lobe. 



Loins. The space on each side of the 



vertebras, between the lowest of the 



false ribs and the upper portion of the 



haunch-bone (os ilium). 



Lortgeval; Longevous. Long-lived. 



Longevity. Great length of life. 



Lonyimanous. Having long hands. 



Longitude. The distance of any place 

 on the globe from another place, east 

 ward or westward. 



Longitudinal. Extending in length. 



Looming. Appearing above the surface 

 or indistinctly, at a distance. 



Lophobranchiate. Belonging to the Lo- 

 phobranchia, an order of bony fishes 

 mostly of a small kind, distinguished 

 by their gills being in tufts, and gener- 

 ally also by the body being covered by 

 shields or small plates, which give it 

 an angular form. 



Lore. The space between the bill and the 

 eye, which in some birds is bare, but 

 is more generally covered with feathers. 



Loricate; Loricated. Covered or plated 

 over; covered with a double series of 

 oblique scales like a coat of mail. 



Lubricate. To make smooth or slippery. 



Lubricous. Slippery, as if lubricated. 



Lubrifaction. The act of making smooth. 



Luciferous. Giving light. 



Ludform. Resembling light. 



Lumbar. Pertaining to the loins. The 

 lumbar region is the posterior portion of 

 the body between the false ribs and 

 the upper edge of the haunch-bone. 



Luminous. Bright ; shining ; emitting 

 light. 



Lunar. Measured by the revolutions of 

 the moon. 



Lunated ; Luniform. In the shape of a 

 crescent. 



Lunisolar. Compounded of the revolu- 

 tions of the sun and moon. 



Lunule. A crescent-like mark or spot, 

 situated near the anterior and poste- 

 rior slopes in bivalve shells. 



Lurcher. A dog that lies in wait and 

 watches for his game. 



Lurid. Of a dirty-yellow color : yellow 

 with some mixture of brown. 



Lustrous. Of a shining or glossy appear- 

 ance, like silk. 



Lutarious. Living in mud : pertaining 

 to, or being of the color of mud. 



Luteous. Deep-yellow with a tint of red. 

 The color of the yolk of an egg. 



Lutulent. Muddy ; turbid ; thick. 



Luxated. Put out of joint ; dislocated. 



Lymnite. A kind of fresh-water snail 

 found as a fossil. 



Lymph. A colorless fluid in animal 

 bodies, separated from the blood and 

 contained in certain vessels called 

 lymphatics. 



Lympheduct. A vessel of animal bodies 

 which contains the lymph. 



Lyrate; Lyrated. Divided transversely 

 into several jags, the lower ones small- 

 er and more remote from each other 

 than the upper ones. 



M. 



Maceration. The process of making thin 

 or lean by wearing away ; or the oper- 

 ation of softening and almost dissolv- 

 ing by steeping in a fluid. 



Macrocosm. The universe, or the visible 

 systems of worlds ; opposed to micro- 

 cosm, or the world of man. 



Macrodactylous. Furnished with long 

 toes adapted for traversing floating 

 leaves and aquatic herbage. 



Macroura. The tribe of decapod Crus- 

 tacea which have long tails, as the lob- 

 ster. 



Macrourotts. Pertaining to the Crusta- 

 ceans above designated. 



Mac.ular Fascia. A band consisting of 

 distinct spots, as seen on the wings of 

 some insects. 



Macula. A roundish but indetermi- 

 nately-shaped spot, not elongated in 

 any direction. 



Maculate. Marked with macula, as above 

 described. 



Maculated. Spotted; stained. 



Malacology. The science which de- 

 scribes molluscous animals, whether 

 defended by a shell or entirely naked. 



Walacopterygious. Belonging to the Ma- 

 lacopterygii, the name given to the sec- 



