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joint with. Also, to form words, to 

 otter. 



ARTICULATION. A joint. 



ASPHYX'IA. From the Greek, a, pri 

 vative, and sphuxis, pulse. With- 

 out pulse. Suspended animation. 



ASPHYX'IATE. In a state or condition 

 of suspended animation. 



AT'ROFHIED. From the Greek a, pri- 

 vative, and trophe, nourishment : 

 without nourishment. Wasted : 

 when the whole bulk of the body 

 is progressively and morbidly 

 diminished, or wasted, it is said to 

 be atrophied, or in a state of 

 atrophy. 



ATRONA'SUS. Specific name of the 

 Minnow. 



AURA'TUS. Latin. Golden. 



AUR'ICLE. From the li-atm, auricula, 

 which is the diminutive of aim's, 

 ear. A part of the heart is so 

 called from its resemblance to an 

 ear. Also applied to a part of the 

 ear. 



AX'OLOTUS. Latin. Generic name 

 of the axolotls. 



AXOLO'TL. Mexican. Name of a 

 kind of batrachian. 



BALIS'TES. Systematic name of cer- 

 tain fishes of the family of Sclero- 

 dermi, given to them by Artedi, 

 from their Italian appellation, 

 Pesce balestra, ( Cross-bow-fish, ) 

 which is derived from a supposed 

 similitude between the motion of 

 their great dorsal spine, and that 

 of a cross-bow 



BARBA'TUS. Latin. Bearded; having' 

 a beard. 



BARB'US. The generic name of the j 

 Barbels. 



BASILIS'CUS. Latin. A basilisk ; a 

 kind of saurian. 



BATRACH'IA. Ba-trak'e-a. Latin. 

 (Plural.) Balrachians. 



BATRACH'IAN. Ba-trak'-e-an. From 

 the Greek, batrachos, frog. A 

 name given to those reptiles which 

 resemble frogs in their mode of 

 organization. 



BELO'NE. Be lo'-ne. From the Greek 

 b clone, point of an arrow ; a kind 



of fLh. Specific name of the Sea- 

 pike. 



BE'RUS. Specific name of the com- 

 mon viper, given by Linnaeus. 

 This name was only used by 

 authors of the middle century. 



BI'FID. From the Latin, bis, twice, 

 and findere, to split. Split or 

 divided into two separate parts. 



BI'FURCATE. From the Latin, bis, 

 twice, and furca, fork. To divide 

 or separate into two branches. 

 Divided or separated into two 

 branches. 



BI'MANA. Latin; formed from bis, 

 two, and manus, hand. Having 

 two hands. Systematic name of a 

 kind of saurian that has anterior 

 extremities only. 



BI'PEDES. Bi'-pe-des. Latin, plural ; 

 formed from bis, two, and pes, foot. 

 Having two feet. Applied to Sau- 

 rians that have abdominal exlremi- 

 ties alone. 



BRACH'IAL. Brak-'e-al. From the 

 Latin, brachium, an arm. Belong- 

 ing or relating to the arm. 



BRA'MA. Systematic name of the 

 Castagno'es. 



BRANCH'I^;. Brank'-e-ae. Latin, plu- 

 ral of branchia. From the Greek, 

 bragchos, throat. The gills of fishes. 



BRANCH'IAL. Brank'-e-al. Belonging- 

 or relating to the branchiae. Bran- 

 chial arches, see, ARCHES OF THE 

 BRANCHIAE. Branchial openings^ 

 apertures for the passage of water 

 from the gill--. 



BRANCHI'FERA. Brank'-i-fe-ra. From 

 the Latin, branchiae, gil s, and fero, 

 I bear. Gill-bearing. Systematic 

 name of a family of batrachians. 



BRANCHIIS. Brank'-e-is. Latin, plu- 

 ral, (ablative.) Branchiis liberis, 

 with iree branchiae. Brunchiis 

 fixis, with fixed branchia?. 



BKANCHIOSTE'GOUS. Brank-i oste'- 

 gous. From the Greek, bragchia, 

 the branchiae or gills, and stegd, I 

 cover. Belonging or relating to 

 the gill-cover. The ffreat fissure 

 that exists on each side between 

 the head and shoulder of an osseous 



