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OONCHOLOGY. GLOSSARY. 



those fluids into the surrounding 

 textures. 



FASCI'CULUS. Latin. A bundle. 



FASCI'CULI. Plural of fasciculus. 



FI'BROUS. Composed of fibres. 



FILI'FORM. From the Latin, filum, 

 a thread. Thread-like. 



FIRO'LA. Name of a genus of gaste- 

 ropods (page 67). 



FIRO'LJE. Plural of Firola. 



FISSURE' LLA. From the Latin, findo, 

 I split. A genus of gasteropods 

 having a split or opening in the 

 top of the shell. 



FISSURE' LL;E. Plural of Fissurella. 



FISTULA'NA. From the Latin, fistula, 

 a pipe. Name of a tribe of mol- 

 lusks (page 88). 



FISTULA'NA. Plural of Fistulana. 



FO'LLICLE. From the Latin, follis, a 

 bag. A little bag or sack. 



FORAMI'NIFE'RA. From the Latin, 

 foramen, a hole, and fero, I bear. 

 Name of a tribe of very minute 

 shells. 



FORMA'TION. A geological term ap- 

 plied to a group of deposits or strata 

 apparently referable to a common 

 origin or period. 



FO'SSA. Latin. A pit, a hollow. 



FOS'S.E. Plural of fossa. 



FRA'GILIS. Latin. Fragile ; easily 

 broken. 



Fu'cus. Latin. Sea-weed. 



Fu'sus. Latin. A spindle. 



GALE' A. Latin. A helmet. 



GAN'GLIA. Plural of ganglion. 



GA'NGLION. From the Greek, gag- 

 glion, a knot. An enlargement or 

 knot in the course of a nerve is 

 termed a ganglion. 



GA'NGLIONIC. Consisting of, or re- 

 lating to ganglia. 



GA'STEROPODS. From the Greek, 

 gaster, belly, and pous, foot. Sys- 

 tematic name of a class of mol- 

 lusks, comprehending those which 

 have a ventral muscular disc, 

 adapted for creeping. 



GA'STEROPO'DA. Latin. Gasteropods. 



GA'STEROPO'DOUS. Belonging or re- 

 lating to gasteropods. 



GAS'TROCILE'NA. From the Greek, 

 gaster, belly, and chain o, I gape. 

 A genus of bivalve mollusks, in 



which a large hiatus or gape inter- 

 venes between the closed valves, on 

 the ventral aspect of the animal 

 (page 88). 



GAS' TROCHEE' N^E. Plural of gastro- 

 chaena. 



GE'NUS. Latin. A kindred, breed, 

 race, stock, lineage or family. 



GE'NKRA. Latin. Plural of genus. 



GLAND. An organ for the purpose 

 of secreting a peculiar fluid, &c. 



GLA'NDULAR. Relating to glands. 



GLAU'CUS. From the Greek, glaukos, 

 blue. Name of a genus of mollusks 

 (page 66). 



GLO'BOSE. Globe-like ; globular. 



GLYCY'MERA, or GLYCI'MERIS. Name 

 of a genus of bivalve mollusks 

 (page 86). 



GRYPH^E'A. From the Greek, gru- 

 pos, incurved. A genus of mol- 

 lusks of the family of Ostracea 

 (page 73). 



HA'LIOTIS. From the Greek, als, the 

 sea, and ous, the ear. Name of a 

 genus of gasteropods (page 60). 



HALIO'TIDES. Plural of Haliotis. 



HAR'PA. Latin. A harp. 



HELICI'NA. Name of a genus of gas. 

 teropods. 



HE'LIX. From the Greek, elix, a 

 spiral, a whorl. Name of a genus 

 of gasteropods (page 39). 



HELI'CES. Plural of Helix. 



HEMI'CYCLO'STOMA. From the Greek, 

 emisus, half, kuklos, round, and 

 stoma, mouth. Name of a tribe of 

 gasteropods (page 49). 



HERBI'VOR,OUS. From the Latin, 

 herba, plants, and voro, I eat. 

 Plant-eating ; applied to animals 

 that feed on vegetables. 



HERMA'PHRODITE. From the Greek, 

 ermes, Mercury, and aphrodite, 

 Venus. An organized body, com- 

 bining in reality or appearance the 

 characteristics of both sexes. 



HE'TEROPODS. From the Greek etc- 

 ros, various, and pous, foot. The 

 name of an order of gasteropods. 



HE'TEROPO'DA. Latin. Heteropods 

 (page 66). 



HE'TEROPO'DOUS. Belonging or relat- 

 ing to heteropods. 



HIA'TUS. Latin. A yawning, a 

 gape. 



