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MAMMALOGY: GLOSSARY. 



EXCRETION. From the Latin, excer- 

 ner?, to separate. The separation, 

 or throwing off those matters from 

 the body of an animal, which are 

 supposed to be useless, as perspira- 

 tion, &c, The matters thrown off 

 from the body as useless, are termed 

 excretions. 



EXCRETORY. Belonging or relating 

 to excretion. (See First Book of 

 Natural History, pasje 9S.) 



EXOTIC. From the Greek, exotikos, 

 strange, foreign. 



EXTREMITIES. From the Latin, extre- 

 mus, extreme ; the end of a thing. 

 The limb-; the legs, and arms. 



EXTRARIUS Latin. Outward, foreign, 

 strange. 



EXTENSORS. From the Latin, exten- 

 dere, to stretch out. The muscles 

 whose office it is to extend certain 

 parts 



FILIFORM. From the Latin, filum, a 



thread, and forma, form. Having 



the shape of a thread. 

 FLEX. From the Latin, flectere, to 



bend. 

 FLEXOR. A muscle whose office it is 



to bend certain parts. 

 FOINA. From the Latin, fuscina, 



which is formed from fuscuSj 



brown. The name ot a species of 



marten. (Sue page 58.) 

 FOLIACEOUS. From the Latin,/o/iu/n, 



a leaf, 

 leaves. 



Consisling of laminae or 



FOLLICLE From the Latin,/o//icu/us, 

 which is the diminutive of follis, a 

 bag. A diminutive glandular sac 

 or bag. 



FORAMEN. Latin. A hole ; from /oro, 

 I pierce. A cavity pierced through 

 and through Also, the orifice of 

 a canal. 



FACIAL. From the Latin, fades, the \ FORAMINA. The plural of foramen. 



face. Belonging or relating to the 

 face. Facial angle, (See ANGLE.) 



FAMILIARIS. Latin. Familiar. Be- 

 longing or relating to a family. 

 Domestic. 



FAMILY. From the Latin, familia, 

 family. All those of the same 

 blood, children, brothers, parents, 

 &c. The assemblage of several 

 genera of animals that resemble 

 each other in many respects. 



FAWN. The young deer. 



FELIS. Latin. A cat. 



FELT. A sort of cloth made of wool, 

 or fur, united without weaving. The 

 fabric or foundation of hats. 



FIBER. Latin. A beaver. 



FIBRE From the Latin, fibra. An 

 organic filament, of solid consis- 

 tence, and more or less extensible, 

 which enters into the composition of 

 every animal and vegetable texture. 



FIBROUS. Composed of fibres. 



FIBRO-CARTILAGINOUS. Of the nature 

 of fibro-cartilage, which is an or- 

 ganic tissue, partaking of the nature 

 of fibrous tissue, and of that of car- 

 tilage. It is dense, resisting, elastic, 

 firm, supple, and flexible. 



FILAMENT. From the Latin Jilamen- 

 turn, A small thread 



FOSSA. In the plural, Fossae. From 

 the Latin, fodio, I dig. A cavity of 

 greater or less depth, the entrance 

 to which is always larger than the 

 base. The nasal fossae are two 

 large cavities, situate between the 

 oibits below the cranium, and lined 

 by the pituitary or schneiderian 

 membrane : the internal nostrils. 



FRICATOR. Latin. A rubber. 



FRUGIVORA. From the Latin, fruges, 

 all kinds of fruit, serving for food, 

 that the earth brings forth, and 

 vorare, to eat. Animals that feed 

 exclusively on vegetable substances. 



FRUGIVOROUS Fruit-eating. Animals 

 that feed exclusively on vegetable 

 substances are frugivorous. 



FUR. Soft hair of beasts. Skin with 

 soft hair, with which garments are 

 lined for warmth, or covered for 

 ornament (See DOWN.) 



FUNCTION. From the Latin, fungor^ 

 I act, or discharge an office. The 

 action of an organ or system of 

 organs. 



FURO. Barbarous Latin, formed from 

 furvus, dark, black, dusky. A name 

 given to a species of marten on ac- 

 count of its habit of seeking game 

 in dark holes or burrows. 





