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GLOSSARY. 



Palpiform. Resembling in shape the pal- 

 pi or feelers of insects. 



Papaverous. Of the nature or quality of 

 poppies. 



Papilla. Small dots or soft eminences, 

 generally adapted for delicate sensa- 

 tion. 



Papillary ; PapiUous ; Papillose. Having 

 the surface covered with dots, pimples, 

 or small tubercles. 



PapUlulate. Beset with many papillules. 



Papillule. A tubercle or variole with an 

 elevation in its centre. 



Papyraceous. Of the consistency of paper. 



Parallelism. Resemblance, equality of 

 state. 



Parasitic; Parasitical. Existing on or 

 inhabiting some other body. 



Parenchyma. A spongy substance con- 

 tained in the interstices between the 

 bloodvessels of the viscera. 



Parenchymous. Spongy, soft, porous. 



Parietal (bones). The bones which form 

 the sides and upper part of the skull. 



Parotid. Denoting certain salivary 

 glands below and before the ears, or 

 near the articulation of the lower jaw. 



Paroxysm. An exasperation or exacer- 

 bation of a disease. 



Partite. Divided to the base. 



Passerine. Pertaining to the Passeres, 

 the order of birds to which sparrows 

 belong. 



Pasture ; Pasture Land. Ground cov- 

 ered with grass appropriated for the 

 food of cattle. 



Patellate. Dilated and shaped something 

 like a patella or platter. 



Patdliform. Shaped like a dish. 



Pateriform. When the joints are some- 

 what dilated and very short, shaped 

 something like a shallow bowl. 



Pavonine. Resembling the tail of a pea- 

 cock. 



Peahen. The hen or female of the pea- 

 cock. 



Pectinal. Pertaining to a comb. 



Pectinated. Resembling the teeth of a 

 comb. 



Pectinibranchiata. The order of Gaste- 

 ropods in which the gills are shaped 

 like a comb. 



Pectiniform (antennae). When the joints 

 are furnished on one side with slender 



processes resembling the teeth of a 

 comb. 



Pectoral. Pertaining to the breast ; as 

 the pectoral muscles. The pectoral fins 

 of a fish are situated on the sides of 

 the fish, behind the gills. 



Pedunculate. A term applied to the 

 maxillae of insects, when the stipes 

 below the feeler has a row of minute 

 spines set like the teeth of a comb. 



Pedicle. The support of the Lepas 

 anatifera and its corresponding spe- 

 cies, by which they are attached to 

 wood, &c. 



Pediform. Shaped like a foot. 



Peduncle. A footstalk or tube on which 

 any thing is situated. 



Pedunculated. Attached to external ob- 

 jects by a hollow fleshy tube, called the 

 peduncle. The term pedunculated is 

 also applied to insects when they have 

 the sixth segment slender and thread- 

 like, as the wasp, &c. 



Pelagic ; Pelagian. Belonging to the 

 deep sea ; as, pelagian shells. 



Pellicle. The skin or film. 



Peltate. Shield-shaped ; orbicular and 

 attached by a central pedicle. 



Pelvis. The lower part of the abdomen. 



Pendulous. Hanging ; fastened at one 

 end, the other swinging ; as, the dew- 

 lap of an animal. 



Pencil. A small bundle of diverging 

 hairs. 



Penicillate. An epithet for a part which 

 supports bundles of diverging hair. 



Pensile. Hanging ; suspended. 



Pentacrinite. A pedunculated star-fish 

 with five rays : they are for the most 

 part fossil. 



Pentangular. Having five corners or an- 

 gles. 



Percolated. Filtered ; passed through 

 small interstices. 



Perennibranchiate. Relating to a family 

 of reptiles (the Protei, Sirens, c.) 

 which are organized to live either on 

 land or in water, by possessing at the 

 same time both lungs and gills. 



Perforatce (antenna?) . When a portion 

 of each joint is dilated and flattened, 

 and the remaining portion, being cylin- 

 drical, appears like a thread on which 

 the dilated parts are strung. 



