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GLOSSARY. 



Undnluted. Having a waved surface. 



Undulating. Waving ; rising and falling ; 

 vibrating. 



Undulatory. Moving in the manner of 

 waves ; as, the ttndulatory motion of 

 the air is supposed to be the cause of 

 sounds. 



Unfigured. Representing no animal 

 form. 



Unfledged. Not yet famished with feath- 

 ers. 



Ungues. Claws. 



Unguiculated. Having sharp claws ; 

 armed with a claw. 



Ungula. The terminal joint of the tar- 

 sus. 



Ungulate. Shaped like a horse's hoof. 



Unicornous. Having only one horn. 



Unigenous. Of one kind; of the same 

 genus. 



Unilateral. Being or existing on one 

 side only. 



Unilocular. With a single chamber or 

 compartment. 



Uniparous. Producing one at a birth. 



Univalve. The name given to those 

 shells which consist of one 'valve 

 only. 



Univalvular. Having only one valve. 



Unnatural, Contrary to the laws of na- 

 ture ; not in conformity with natural 

 feelings or instincts. 



Urceolate. Swelling in the middle, like 

 a pitcher. 



Uropygial., Belonging to the rump. 



Ursine. Pertaining to or resembling a 

 bear. 



Uterine. Pertaining to the uterus or 

 womb. 



V. 



Vaccine. Pertaining to cows; as, the 

 vaccine disease, or cow-pox. 



Vaginopennous. Having the wings cov- 

 ered with a hard case or sheath, as 

 coleopterous insects. 



Valve. One of the pieces or divisions 

 in bivalve and multivalve shells. A 

 membraneous partition within the 

 cavity of a shell, which opens to al- 

 low the passage of a fluid in one di- 

 rection, and shuts to prevent its re- 

 gurgitation. 



Valvular. Containing valves. 



Varices. Longitudinal raised bands or 

 ridges, which occur at regular distan- 

 ces in some univalves. They are the 

 remnants of former apertures, and 

 mark the progressive enlargement of 

 the shell. 



Varicose. Preternaturally enlarged; as, 

 varicose veins. 



Variegated. Diversified in colors or ex- 

 ternal appearance. 



Variety. The well-marked difference 

 which often occurs between animals of 

 the same species. 



Variolous. Pertaining to or resembling 

 the small-pox. 



Vascular. Composed of, or pertaining 

 to, the vessels of animal bodies, as ar- 

 teries, veins, and the like, which form 

 the vascular system. 



Vent. That part of a bird near the anus; 

 that part near the extremity of the 

 abdomen in birds. 



Venter. The abdomen or lower belly. 



Vent-feathers. Those feathers that lie 

 from the vent, or anus, to the tail un- 

 derneath. 



Ventral. Pertaining to the belly. The 

 ventral fins in fishes are placed be- 

 tween the anus and the throat. 



Ventricose. Swollen in the middle; in- 

 flated. 



Ventricular. Belonging to a ventricle. 



Ventriculus. The second portion of the 

 alimentary canal in insects. 



Vermes. A term for worm-like animals : 

 applied in a very extensive sense by 

 Linnaeus. 



Vermicular. Resembling a worm, and 

 more particularly the motion of a 

 worm ; as, the vermicular motion of the 

 intestines, called also peristaltic. 



Vermiculate; Vermiculated. Covered with 

 tortuous markings or excavations, like 

 worm-eaten wood. 



Vermiform. Worm-shaped. 



Vermilion. A delicate bright-red color. 



Verminous' Tending to breed vermin. 



Vermiparous. Producing worms. 



Vermivorous. Feeding on worms. 



Vernacular. Belonging to a person by 

 birth or nature. 



Vernal. Belonging to the spring; ap- 

 pearing in the spring. 



