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CONCI1GLOGY. GLOSSARY. 



g.?ion, i vejjsely an.d stowa, mouth 

 (page 56). 



ANODO'NTA. From the Greek, a, 

 without, odos, in the genitive, odon- 

 tos, tooth without teeth. Sys- 

 tematic name of a kind of mus- 

 sel, the shell of which is without 

 teeth. 



ANODO'NTVE. Plural of Anodonta. 



ANO'MIA. Greek, a, without, and 

 nomos, law. Systematic name of 

 certain mollusks (page 74). 



ANOMI^E. Plural of Anomia. 



A'NUS. Latin. The inferior opening 

 of the rectum for the passage of 

 excrement. 



AOR'TA. The principal artery of the 

 body is so called. 



AOR'TIC. Belonging or relating to 

 the aorta. 



APERTURE. The mouth or opening 

 of the shell. 



APEX. The tip or point of the spire 

 of a shell. 



ArLY'siA.^-From the Greek, aplusia, 

 uncleannese; that which cannot 

 clean itself. Systematic name of 

 Sea-hares, to which the ancients 

 attributed many fabulous proper- 

 ties. 



APLY'SI^E. Plural of Aplysia. 



APPARATUS, Latin ; formed from dd, 

 for, and parare, to prepare. A col- 

 lection of organs or instruments 

 for any operation whatever. 



AQUA'TICA. Latin. Aquatic ; be- 

 longing or relating to the water. 



AR'CA. Latin. A chest, an ark or 

 coffer. Systematic name of cer- 

 tain mollusks. 



AR'C.E (ar-kay). Plural of Area. 



ARE'OLA. A small area or circle. 



AR'GONAUT. From the Greek, Argo, 

 name of a vessel, and Nantes, a 

 navigator. The Grecian princes 

 who attempted the conquest of the 

 Golden Fleece, in the ship Argo, 

 under the command of Jason, were 

 called Argonauts. Systematic 

 name of a cephalopod (page 28). 



ARGONAU'TA. Latin. Argonaut. 



ARTERY. A blood-vessel that con- 

 veys blood from the heart to the 

 various organs of the body. 



ABTICULA'TA. Latin. Having joints. 

 The word animalia, animals, being 



understood, articulata means ani- 

 mals with joints, and is applied to 

 insects, &c. 



ARTI'CULATE (animals). Having 

 joints. 



ARTI'CULATED. Having joints. 



ASCI'DIA. From the Greek, askos, a 

 bottle or pouch. Systematic name 

 of certain mollusks. 



ASCI'DIA. Plural of Ascidia. 



ASPE'RGILLUM. Latin. A watering, 

 pot. 



AU'DITORY. Belonging or relating 

 to the sense of hearing. 



AU'RICLE. Name of one of the cavi- 

 ties of the heart. 



AURI'CULA. From the Latin, auris, 

 an ear. Name of a shell, from its 

 resemblance to the human ear. 



AURI'CULO-VENTRI'CULAR (opening). 

 The aperture betwixt the auricle 

 and ventricle of the heart is so 

 called. 



AVI'CULA. From the Latin, avis, a 

 bird. Name of a shell (Jig. 95). 



BATRA'CHIAN (Ba-tra'-ke-an). From 

 the Greek, batrachos, a frog. Be- 

 longing to that order of reptiles 

 which includes frogs and toads. 



BEAK. The continuation of the. 

 body of univalves in which the 

 canal is situate. 



BELEM'NITES. From the Greek be- 

 lemnon, a dart. A genus of fbsi. 

 sil dibranchiate cephalopods, the 

 shells of which are chambered and 

 perforated by a syphon, but in- 

 ternal. They are long, straight, 

 and conical, and commonly called 

 " thunder-stones." They are often* 

 found in chalk. 



BIPHO'RA. From the Greek bis, 

 double, and phored, I bear. (See 

 page 90, Jig. 114.) 



BIPHO'R^E. Plural of Biphora. 



BI'VALVE. From the Latin bis, two, 

 and valva, doors. Shells composed 

 of two pieces united by a hinge 

 are termed bivalves, as, for exam- 

 pie, clams, oysters, mussels, &c. 



BOREA'LIS. Latin. Northern; be- 

 longing or relating to the north. 



BOTRY'LLUS. From the Greek, bo- 

 trus, a bunch of grapes. (Seepage 

 88.) 



BRA'CHIOPOD (Bra'.ke-o-pod). From 



