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tissue of organized bodies. Re- 

 lating to paren'chyma. 



PARASI'TA. Latin. Parasite. 



PARASI'T^E. Plural of Parasita. 



PA'RASITE. A hanger on, an ad- 

 herent. 



PARASI'TIC. Of the nature of a 

 parasite. 



PARI'ETES. From the Latin, pari'es, 

 a wall. The sides or parts form- 

 ing an enclosure ; the limits of 

 different organic cavities are so 

 termed. 



PEC'TINATE. From the Latin, pecten, 

 a comb. Resembling the teeth of 

 a comb. 



PEC'TUS. Latin. The breast. 



PED'ICLE. A little foot : a support. 



PEDI'CULUS.: Latin. A louse. 



PEDIPAL'PI. From the Latin, pes, 

 foot, and palpo, I feel. 



PE'DIPALPS. Name of a tribe of 

 arach'nidans. 



PE'DUNCLE. A foot-stalk or tube on 

 which anything is seated. 



PEL' LET. A little ball. 



PEL'TRY. From the Latin, pellis, 

 skin or hide. The name given to 

 dried skins of animals from which 

 furs are prepared. 



PE'NETRANS. Latin. Penetrating. 



PENTALAS'MIS. A genus of Cirrho- 

 pods. 



PENTAME'RAN. From the Greek, 

 pente, five, and meros, joint. A 

 section of coleopterous insects. 



PENTATO'MA. A genus of hemip'- 

 terans. 



PHALAN'GIUM. Latin. A genus of 

 arachnidans, including those in 

 which all the legs are very long 

 and slender. 



PHA'RYNX. The swallow. 



PHILE'NOR. Specific name of a but- 

 terfly. 



PHOSPHORES'CENCE. From the Greek, 

 phds, light, and phero, I carry. 

 The emission of light by substan- 

 ces at common temperatures. 



PHOSPHORES'CENT. Emitting light at 

 common temperatures. 



PHYSIO'LOGIST. One skilled in phy- 

 siology. 



PHTHI'SIS. From the Greek, phthio, 

 I fade. Consumption. 



PHYTOLO'GICAL. From the Greek, 



phuton, plant, and logos, discourse. 



Belonging or relating to plants. 

 PO'LYP. From the Greek, polus t 



many, and pous, foot. A radiate 



animal. 



PO'LYPI. Latin. Plural of polypus. 

 PO'LYPUS. Latin. A polyp. 

 POLYGAS'TRIC. From the Greek, 



polus, many, and gaster, stomach. 



Having many stomachs. 

 POLYGAS'TRICA. Latin. Polygas- 



tric. 

 PORTU'NUS. Latin. Formed from, 



portus, a port, bay, or haven. 



Name of a group of crusta'ceans. 

 POST-PEC'TUS. From the Latin, post, 



behind, and pectus, the breast. 



That part of the breast of insects 



which corresponds to the meta- 



thorax. 

 POST-STER'NUM. The posterior part 



of the sternum. 

 PREHEN'SILE. From the Latin, pre- 



hendere, to lay hold of. Having 



the power to grasp or lay hold of 



objects. 

 PREHEN'SION. The act of taking 



hold of. The prehension of food, 



consists of laying hold of and con- 



veying it to the mouth. 

 PROBOS'CIS. A prolongation of the 



nose or corresponding part. 

 PROCESSIONNE'A. Latin. That goes 



in procession. 

 PRO'JECTILE. From the Latin, pro- 



jicio, I throw forward. Capable 



of being thrown forward. 

 PROTHO'RAX. The first ring of the 



thorax. 

 PTERO'PHORA. From the Greek, 



pteron, wing, and phero, I bear. 



A genus of nocturnal lepidopterous 



insects. 



PU'LEX. Latin. A flea. 

 PULMONA'RIA. Latin. Pulmonary. 

 PUL'MONARY. Relating or belonging 



to the lungs. 

 PU'PA. Latin. A puppet, a baby. 



The second stage of metamorpho- 

 sis of insects is so called. 

 PU'P^E. Plural of pupa. 

 PY'RIFORM. From the Latin, pyrum, 



a pear, and forma, shape. Pear 



shaped. 



