GLOSSARY. 



HERPETOLOGY AND ICHTHYOLOGY. 



ABDOMEN. From the Latin, abdere,l 

 to conceal, The belly. The chief 

 viscera contained in the abdomen 

 are the stomach, intestines, liver, 

 &c. &c. 

 ABDOM'UIAL. Relating or belonging 



to the abdomen. 



ABDOMINA'LEP. Latin. Plural of ab- 

 dominalis. Relating to the abdo- 

 men. Applied to an order of fishes, 

 which have the ventral fins placed 

 beneath the abdomen. (See p. 99.) 



ABOMA. Systematic name of a spe- 

 cies of Boa, (Page 57.) 



ABRAMIS. The generic name of the 

 Breams. 



ABSORP'TION. From the Latin absor- 

 bere, to drink, to suck up. The 

 function of absorbent vessels, by 

 virtue of which they take up sub- 

 stances from without or within the 

 body. 



AcANTHopTERv'ciAN.-From the Greek 

 akantha, a spine, and pteron, wing. 

 Applied to fishes that have bony 

 fin-rays. 



ACANTHOPVERY'GII. Latin. Plural of 

 acanthopterygius. Same derivation. 

 Name of the first order of the class 

 of fishes, given to them because 

 they have bony fins. 



ACANTHU'RI Latin. Plural of acan- 

 thu'rus. From the Greek, akantha, 

 a spine, and oura, tail. Generic 

 name of a kind of fishes vulgarly 

 called Surgeon, because they have 

 sharp, lancet-like spines on the 

 tail. (Page 58.) 



ACI'PENSER Latin. A Sturgeon. 



ACUTUS. Latin. Sharp- pointed. 

 Acute. 



ADI' POSE From the Latin, adeps, fat. 

 Belonging or relating te fat. 



Egyptian. Be- 

 longing to Egypt. 



AGA'MIAN. From the Greek a, priva- 

 tive, and gamos, marriage. Having 

 no sex. Applied to certain Lizards. 



ALO'SA. Generic name of the Shad. 



ALVK'OLI. Latin. Plural of alveolus. 

 Sockets of the teeth. 



ALVE'OLUS. Latin. The hole in 

 which a tooth is placed. 



AMMOCETES. From the Greek ammos, 

 sand. Name of a genus of fishes 

 that live in the sand or mud, (See 

 page 127.) 



AMPHIB'IOUS. From the Greek amphi, 

 double, and bios, life. That which 

 partakes of two natures, so as to 

 live in two elements ; as in the air 

 and water. 



AMPHISB^NA. From the Greek, am- 

 phis, both, and hainein, to move, 

 to walk. Walking both ways. The 

 Generic name of a serpent. 



AMPHI'UMA. Generic name of a kind 

 of Salamander. 



ANA'BAS. From the Greek, anabaino, 

 I ascend, I embark. Generic name 

 of a kind of fishes that crawl on 

 the land, arid live for a time out of 

 water. (Page. 95.) 



A'NAL. Belonging or relating to the 

 anus. The anal Jin obtains its 

 name from being near the anus. 



ANA'LOGOUS. From the Greek, ana, 

 between, and logos, reason. Having 

 some resemblance or relation, 

 though differing in essential par- 

 ticulars. Similar. 



ANASTOMO'SIS. From the Greek, ana, 

 between, and stoma, mouth. The 

 communication between two ves- 

 sels or nerves. 



