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ENTOMOLOGY. GLOSSARY. 



QUADRICOK'NIS. From the Latin, 

 quatuor, four, and cornu, horn. 

 Specific name of a crusta'cean. 



RADIA'TA. Latin. Radiate. 



RA'DIATE. From the Latin, radius, 

 spoke of a wheel, a ray. Radiate 

 animals are those of the lowest 

 degree of organization in the ani- 

 mal kingdom. 



RA'MIFIED. From the Latin, ramus, 

 a branch. Branched. 



RECU'RVED. Bent backwards. 



RETI'CULATED. Formed like a piece 

 of net-work. 



RETRAC'TTLE. Susceptible of being 

 drawn back. 



RHIPIP'TERA. From the Greek, ripis, 

 a fan, and pteron, wing. An order 

 of insects. 



RI'CINUS. Latin. A tick. 



ROS'TRUM. Latin. A beak, a snout. 



ROTATO'RIA. Latin. Rotatory. 



SABEL'LA. A genus of cirrhopods. 



SABEL'L,E. Plural of Sabella. 



SALI'VA. Fluid secreted in the 

 mouth : spittle. 



SA'LIVARY. Relating to saliva. 



SARCOP'TES. A genus of arachni- 

 dans. 



SARCITEL'LA. From the Latin, sarcio, 

 I patch. A genus of moths. 



SCARABE'US. Latin. A beetle, a 

 chaffer. 



SCOLOPEN'DRA. Latin. Generic name 

 of centipedes. 



SCOR'PIO. Latin. A scorpion. 



SECRE'TE. From the Latin,secernere, 

 to separate. To select and take 

 from the organic fluids, materials 

 peculiarly adapted to the purposes 

 of the organ or agent that secretes. 



SECRE'TION. The act or process by 

 which organic structure is enabled 

 to separate from the fluids circu- 

 lating in it, other different fluids. 

 The fluids thus separated, are 

 termed secretions. 



SECRE'TORY. Belonging or relating 

 to secretion. 



SEDENTA'RIA. Latin. Sedentary. 



SEDENTA'RI^E. Plural of sedenta'ria. 



SEG'MENT. A slice, a section. 



SER'PULA. From the Latin, serpo, 1 

 creep. A family of anne'lidans, 

 which inhabit a calcareous tube, 



usually adherent to the shells of 



mollusks. 



SER'RATE. ) From the Latin, serro, 

 SER'RATEO. a saw. Having a 



rough edge like the teeth of a saw. 

 SERRICOR'NES. From the Latin,serr<7, 



a saw, and cornu, horn. A family 



of coleopterous insects. 

 SES'SILE. From the Latin, sessilis, 



dwarfish. Without a pedicle or 



support. 



SE'TA. Latin. A bristle. 

 SE'. Plural of seta. 

 SETA'CEOUS. Of the nature of setae 



or bristles. 

 SETI'GEROUS. Having or bearing 



setae. 



SI'NUS. An excavation or hollow. 

 SPIN'NERETS. Spinners. Organs with 



which insects spin their silk or web. 

 STER'NAL. Belonging or relating to 



the sternum. 



STER'NUM. The breast-bone. 

 STIG'MATA. A spiracle or breathing. 



hole, forming the external opening 



of the tracheae or air-vessels, in 



insects. 



STI'LET. A little stile or point. 

 STY'LIFORM. In shape of a stile. 

 Sucyo'RiA. Latin. Suctorial. 

 SUCTO'RIAI,. From the Latin, sugo, 



I suck. Applied to those tribes of 



insects, crustaceans and anneli- 



dans, which are provided with 



suckers. 



SYPHO'STOMA. From the Greek, si- 

 phon, a tube, and stoma, mouth. 



A genus of annelidans. 

 TJE'NIA. From the Greek, tainia, 



a fillet. A tape-worm. 

 TAH'TRA. A genus of crusta'ceans. 

 TAREN'TULA. From Tarentum, a 



town in Italy. A genus of arach'- 



nidans. 



TAR'SI. Plural of tarsus. 

 TAR'SUS. The fifth section or divi- 

 sion of the leg of insects, or foot. 

 TEGENA'RIA. From the Latin, tegere, 



to conceal. A name applied to the 



family of spiders. 

 TEG'UMENT. From the Latin, tego, I 



cover. A covering ; the skin, for 



example. 



TEGUMEN'TARY. Belonging or re- 

 lating to the tegument. 



