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MAM MALOGY: GLOSS ARY . 



AMPHIBIUS. Latin. Amphibious. 

 ANATOMY. From the Greek, ana, 

 through, and temno, I cut ; the des- 

 cription of the structure of ani- 

 mals. The word anatomy properly 

 signifies dissection ; but it has been 

 appropriated to the study and know- 

 ledge of the number, shape, situa- 

 tion, structure, and connexion, in 

 a word, of all the apparent proper- 

 ties of organised matter, whether 

 animal or vegetable. 



ANATOMICAL. Relating or belonging 

 to anatomy. 



ANALOGOUS. From the Greek, ana, 

 between, and logos reason. Hav- 

 ing some resemblance or relation, 

 though differing in essential par- 

 ticulars. Similar. 



ANGLE. From the Latin, angulus, 

 which is derived from the Greek ag. 

 kulos, a curve. The space intercept- 

 ed between two lines that meet at a 

 point. The Facial angle, is formed 

 by two line--, one of which passes ver- 

 tically along the face from the in- 

 cisor teeth, and the other is drawn 

 horizontally from the external open- 

 ing of the ear to the same teeth. 



ANGLICUS. Latin. English. 



ANIMAL From the Latin, animalis 

 a name given to every animated 

 being provided with digestive or- 

 gans. 



ANIMALIA. Latin. Animals. 



ANIMALCULE From the Latin, Ani- 

 malculum a diminutive animal. 



AJVIMALCULA. Plural of animalcu- 

 lum animals that are only per- 

 ceptible by means of the micro- 

 scope. 



ANNELIDES. A class of animals with- 

 out vertebrae. 



ANNULATED From the Latin, annu- 

 lus, a ring; marked in rings. 



ANOMALY. Greek, a privative, and 

 omalos, equal. Irregularity, devia- 

 tion from the common rule. 



ANTLER. From the French, andouil- 

 ler, properly the first branch of 

 a stag's horns ; but it is applied to 

 all the branches. 



ANUS Latin. The fundament the 

 inferior opening of the bowels. 



APOPLEXY From the Greek, apo, 

 from, and plesso, I strike : a disease 

 of the brain, an obstruction of the 

 nervous principle which deprives 

 the body suddenly of sensation and 

 motion. 



APPARATUS. Latin, ad, for, and par- 

 ore to prepare: a collection of in- 

 struments or organs for any opera- 

 tion whatever. An assemblage of 

 organs. 



APPENDIX. Latin ad, to, and pendere 

 to hang : something added. Any 

 part that adheres to an organ, or 

 is continuous with it. 



AQUATICUS. Latin. Aquatic. Rela- 

 ting or belonging to water. 



ARCHIPELAGO. From the Greek, 

 arche, beginning, andpelagos, sea ; 

 an extent of sea sprinkled with 

 islands. 



ARCTOS. Greek. A Bear. 



ARCTOMYS. From the Greek, arctos, 

 a bear, and mus, a mouse. The 

 Marmot. (See page 80.) 



ARGALI. A Wild Ram. 



ARIES. Latin. A Ram. 



ARMADILLO. Spanish, diminutive of 

 armado, armed. (See page 94.) 

 The Brazilian name of this animal 

 is Tatou. 



ARVALIS. Latin. Relating or be* 

 longing to fields. 



ARVICOLA. Latin, arvum, a field, 

 and colere, to cultivate. (See p. 83.) 



ARTICULATE From the Latin, arti- 

 culuSi which is the diminutive of 

 artus, a lirnb, which is derived 

 from the Greek, arthron, a joint. 

 To join or joint'. To form words ; 

 to utter. 



ARTICULATA. The same derivation 

 as articulate. Animals whose 

 bodies seem to consist of a series 

 or succession of rings. They con- 

 stitute the third BRANCH of the ani- 

 mal kingdom, which includes In- 

 sects, Crustacea, Worms, &c. 



ARTICULATION. A joint. 



ASINUS. Latin. An ass. 



ATELES. A kind of monkey. (See 

 page 40.) Athenians, who were 

 exempt from certain taxes, were 

 called Attica. 



