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MAMMALOGY: GLOSSARY. 



of this kind. A work, in which, 

 by means of small stones and little 

 pieces of differently coloured glass, 

 figures or even entire pictures are 

 represented. 



Moscnus. Barbarous Latin, formed 

 from the Arabic mosch. Musk. 



MOSCHATUS. Barbarous Latin. Be- 



longing or relating to musk, 

 fumed with musk. 



Per- 



MOSCHIFERUS. Latin. From moschus, 

 and/ero, I bear. Musk bearing. 



MOTIVE. From the Latin, moveo, I 

 move. That which excites motion. 



MOTOR. From the Latin, moveo, I 

 move. That which causes motion. 

 A mover. 



MULOT. French. A sort of Field- 

 mouse. 



Mus. Latin. A Mouse. 



MUSCULUS. Latin. A little mouse. 



MUSK. An animal substance of a 

 very diffusible odour, bitter taste, 

 and deep brown colour. It is used 

 as a medicine and perfume. The 

 name of an animal. 



MUSTELA. Latin. A Weasel. 



MUZZLE. That part of the head of 

 the dog, and certain other animals, 

 which comprises the mouth and nose. 



MYOXUS. From the Greek, mus, a 

 mouse, and ozus, sharp-pointed. A 

 rat with a pointed nose. 



MVRMECOPHAGA. From the Greek, 

 murmex, an ant, and phago, I eat. 

 Ant-eaters. 



MYSTECETUS. From the Greek, mus- 

 tus, a nose, and chaite a bristle. A 

 name given to a species of Cetacea, 

 that has whalebone. 



WARES. Latin. The nostrils. 



NASAL. From the Latin, nasus, a 

 nose. Belonging or relating to the 

 nose. Nasal fossae. (See Fossa.) 



NATATION. From the Latin, natatio, 

 swimming. The act of swimming, 

 or supporting one's self, or moving 

 upon the water. 



NICTITANS. Latin. Winking. The 

 membrana nictitans, is a sort of 

 internal eyelid, found in many 

 mammals. 



NITELA. Latin, 

 mouse. 



A sort of Field- 



NOCTURNAL. From the Latin, nox t 

 the night. Belonging or relating to 

 the night. Noctural animals are 

 those which sleep during the day, 

 and are active only in the night. 



OCCIPUT. The back part of the head. 

 The hind-head in opposition to the 

 lore-head. 



OCCIPITAL. Relating or belonging to 

 the occiput. 



OCELLATA. From the Latin, oculus, 

 an eye. Having marks of an eye. 



ODORIFEROUS. From the Latin, odor, 

 a scent, and /ero, I bear. Scent, or 

 odour-bearing. 



(ESOPHAGUS. From the Greek, oiso, 

 I carry, and phagein, to eat. The 

 gullet. The membranous canal 

 which conveys food from the mouth 

 to the stomach. 



OLFACTORY. From the Latin olfactus, 

 the smell. Belonging or relating 

 to smell. 



OMASUM. Latin. The manyplies, or 

 third stomach of ruminants. 



OMNIVOROUS. From the Latin, omnis, 

 all, and vorare, to eat. Applied to 

 animals that eat all kinds of food, 

 both animal and vegetable. 



ONAGGA. Probably from the Greek, 

 ones, an ass, and agrios, wild. The 

 mountain horse, or a wild ass. 



ORDER An arrangement, disposition. 



ORDINARIA. Latin. Ordinary, com- 

 mon. 



OREILLARD. French. Having long 

 ears. The name of a kind of bat. 



ORGAN. From the Gieek, organon t 

 an instrument. Part of an orga- 

 nised being, destined to exercise 

 some particular function ; for ex- 

 ample, the ears are the organs of 

 hearing, the muscles are organs of 

 motion, &,c. 



ORGANIC. Relating to an organ. Com- 

 posed of organs. 



ORGANIZATION. The mode or manner 

 of structure of an organized being. 



ORNITHOLOGY. From the Greek ornis, 

 in the genitive case, ornithos, a bird, 

 and logos, a discourse. The natu- 

 ral history of birds. 



ORNITHORYNOHUS. From the Greek, 

 ] ornis, ornithos, a bird, and rugchos, 



