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ENTOMOLOGY. GLOSSARY. 



GRY'LLUS, also Grillus. Latin. A 



cricket. 

 GY'RINUS. From the Greek, guros, a 



circle. A genus of coleopterous 



insects. 

 HALTE'RES. From the Greek, '/f eres, 



lumps of lead held in the hands to 



aid persons taking the exercise of 



leaping, like the balancing-poles of 



rope-dancers. Poisers. 

 HEMIP'TERA. From the Greek, Vmt- 



SMS, half, and pteron, wing. Name 



of an order of insects. 

 HEMIP'TERA. Plural of Hsemip'tera. 

 HERBI'VOROUS. From the Latin, 



herba, plant, and coro, I eat. 



Plant-eating. 

 HETEROME'RAN. From the Greek, 



'eteros, various, and meros, joint, 



leg. A section of coleop'terous 



insects. 

 HETEROP'TERA. From the Greek, 



'eteros, various, and pteron, wing. 



A section of the order Hemip'tera. 

 HETEROP'TERJE. Plural of Heterop'- 



tera. 

 HEXA'GONAL. From the Greek, 'ex, 



six, and gonia, angle. Having six 



sides or angles. 

 HEX' APOD. From the Greek, 'ex, 



six, and pous, foot. Having six 



feet. Applied to true insects. 

 HIEROGLY'PHIC. From the Greek, 



ieros, sacred, and gluphd, I en- 

 grave. Sculpture-writing. The 



name is more peculiarly applied to 



a species of writing, in use among 



the ancient Egyptians. 

 HOMOP'TERA. From the Greek, 'omos, 



same, and pteron, wing. An order 



of insects. 

 HOMOP'TERA. Plural of Homop'- 



tera. 

 HOMOP'TERAN. Of the order Homop'- 



tera. 

 HYDA'TIDS. From the Greek, 'udatis, 



a bladder. Name of certain ento- 



zoa. 

 HY'DRA. A- minute fresh water 



polyp. 

 HY'DROCO'RIS^;. From the Greek, 



Wor, water, and koris, a bug. A 



tribe of insects, including the 



water-bug. 

 HYMENOP'TERA. From the Greek, 



'umen, a membrane, and pteron^ 

 wing. An order of insects. 



HYMENOP'TERA. Plural of Hyme- 

 noptera. 



IMA'GO. Latin. Image. Name 

 given to insects after they have 

 completed their metamorphosis. 



IMBIBI'TION. From the Latin, in, in, 

 and bibo, I drink. The act of 

 absorbing or soaking in. 



INFUSO'RIA. From the Latin, in- 

 fundo, I pour in. A class of 

 microscopic animalcules, which 

 are for the most part developed in 

 infusions of decayed animal and 

 vegetable substances. 



INSEC'TA. Latin. Insects. 



IN'SECT. From the Latin, in, into, 

 and seco, I cut. Applied to a class 

 of animals, whose bodies are, as it 

 were, cut into three parts ; name- 

 ly, head, thorax, and abdomen. 



INSECTI'VOROUS. From the Latin, 

 insecta, insects, and voro, I eat. 

 Insect-eating. 



INSERT'ED. From the Latin,insere're, 

 to engraft. Attached ; set in. 



INTE'GUMENT. Covering. 



INVE'RTEBRATE. From the Latin, in, 

 without, and vertebra, a joint of 

 the spine or back-bone. Without 

 spine or back-bone. 



IR'RITANS. Latin. Irritating. 



ISO'POD. Of the order Iso'poda. 



ISO'PODA. From the Greek, isos, 

 equal, and pous, foot. An order 

 of crusta'ceans. 



ISOTHER'MAL. From the Greek, isos, 

 equal, and therme, heat. Of the 

 same heat or temperature. 



LA'BIUM. Latin. A lip. The lower 

 lip of insects. 



LA'BRUM. Latin. A lip. The up- 

 per lip of insects. 



LAMEL'LA. Latin. A thin plate or 

 piece. 



LAMEL'LA. Plural of lamella. 



LAMEL'LICORNES. From the Latin, 

 lamella, a plate, and cornu, a 

 horn. A section of coleopterous 

 insects. 



LA'MINA. Latin. A thin plate. 



LA'MIN^E. Plural of lamina. A 

 tribe of beetles. 



LAM'PYRA. From the Greek, lam* 



