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TEN'TACLE. From the Latin, tenta- 



culum, a holder. Certain appen- 

 dages about the mouth of insects, 



&c. 

 TENTA'CULAII. Belonging or relating 



to ten'tacles. 

 TEREBRAN'TIA. From the Latin, tere- 



bro, I bore. A section of hyme- 



nopterous insects. 

 TERIBEI/LA. A genus of anneli- 



dans. 

 TER'MITES. From the Latin, termes, 



a branch of a tree. A tribe of 



neuropterous insects. 

 TERRICO'LA. From the Latin, terra, 



earth, and colo, I inhabit. A divi- 

 sion of annelidans. 

 TESTA'CEOUS. From the Latin, 



testa, a shell. Of the nature of 



shells. 

 TETRAME'RANS. From the Greek, 



tetteies, four, and meros, joint. A 



division of coleopterous insects. 

 THELPHU'SA. A genus of crusta'- 



ceans. 

 THORA'CIC. Belonging or relating to 



the thorax. 



THO'RAX. The chest. 

 THYSANOU'RA. From the Greek, 



thusanai, fringes, and oura, tail. 



An order of insects. 

 TI'BIA. A leg. 

 TI'BIJE. Plural of tibia. 

 TI'NEA. Latin. A moth- worm, that 



eats clothing, books, &c. 

 TI'NE.E. Plural of tinea. 

 TIS'SUE. From the Latin, texere, to 



weave. The substances of which 



the organs are composed. 

 TRA'CHEA (tra'ke-a). Wind-pipe ; a 



tube conveying air. 

 TRA'CHE^E. Plural of trachea. 

 TRA'CHEAL, (tra'ke-al). Relating to 



trachea. 

 TRACHEA'RIA. Latin. Tracheal ; 



having tracheae. 

 TRI'LOBITE. From the Latin, Ires, 



three, and lobus, lobe. A fossil 



crusta'cean. 

 TRIME'RANS. From the Greek, treis, 



three, and meros, joint. A division 



of coleopterous insects. 

 TRIRA'DIATE. From the Latin, tres, 



THE 



three, and radius, ray. Three* 



rayed. 

 TRITO'RES. Latin. Grinders ; tri 



turators. 

 TUBICO'LA. From the Latin, tubus, 



a tube, and colo, I inhabit. A 



genus of anne'lidans. . 

 TU'BICOLE. Tube-inhabiting. 

 TU'BERCLE. A small tuber; a little 



knot or nob. 

 TUR'BINATED. Shaped like a top or 



pear. 

 UTRI'CULA. Latin. A little bladder 



or sac. 



UTRI'CUL^E. Plural of utricula. 

 VAGABUN'D,E. Latin. Vagabond. 

 VANES'SA. From the Greek, phanes, 



one of the names of Venus. A 



genus of butterflies. 

 VAS'CULAR. Having numerous ves- 

 sels. 



VE'NOUS. Relating to the veins. 

 VEN'TRAL. Belonging or relating to 



the belly. 

 VEN'TRICLE. A little belly ; a small 



cavity. 

 VER'TEBRATE. Having vertebrae, or 



a spine. 

 VESICATO'RIA. Latin. Vesicating, 



blistering. Specific name of the 



Spanish-fly. 



VE'SICLE. A little bladder. 

 VES'PA. Latin. A wasp. 

 VES'PIARY. A wasp's nest. 

 VIS'CERA. Plural of viscus. 

 Vis'cus. Any internal part, as the 



intestine, &c. 

 VITA'TA. Latin. Avoided, shunned. 



Specific name of a fly. 

 VI'TREOUS. From the Latin, vitrea, 



glass. Resembling glass ; of the 



nature of glass. 

 VULGA'RIS. Latin. Common. 

 XI'PHOSURA. From the Grcek,ziphos, 



a sword, and ovra, tail. Name of 



a tribe of crusta'ceans. 

 ZOOL'OGY. From the Greek, zoon, 



an animal, and logos, a discourse. 



The science of animals. 

 ZOOLO'GICAL. Belonging to zoology. 

 ZO'OPHYTE. From the Greek, zoon, 



an animal, and phutw, plant. A 



plant animal. 



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