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MAMMALOGY: GLOSSARY. 



SIREN, or Syren. From the Greek. 

 sen-fir, a chain, from the supposed 

 strength of its charms. A fabulous 

 monster. 



SKELETON. From the Greek, skello, 



I dry. The aggregate of the hard 

 parts of the body, or the bones. 



SOLIPEDE. From the Latin, solidipe.s, 

 which is formed from solidus, solid, 

 and pee, a foot. The term is ap- 

 plied to those animals that have but 

 one hoof on each foot, as the horse. 



SOREX. Latin. A Shrew, or fieldrat. 



SPALAX. The name of a species of 

 rodentia. 



SPECIFIC. Relating or belonging to 

 species. 



SPIRACLE. From the Latin, spirare, 

 to breathe. The breathing hole or 

 nostril of the cetacea. 



STERNUM The breast bone. 



Sus. Latin. A hog. a sow. 



SURMULOT. French. Name of a kind 

 of large rat. 



SYLVATICUS. Latin. Sylvan. Wild. 



SYNOPSIS. From the Greek, st/n, with, 

 together, and optomai, I see. That 

 which is seen at a glance, or at one 

 view. 



SYNOPTICAL. Belonging or relating to 

 a synopsis. Partaking of the na- 

 ture of a synopsis. 



TALPA. Latin. A mole. 



TARANDUS. Barbarous Latin, formed 

 from Tarande, a name of the rein- 

 deer. 



TARDIGRADA. From the Latin, tar- 

 dus t slow, and gradus, a step. The 

 systematic name of the sloths. 



TARDIGRADE. Same derivation as the 

 above. Slow-stepping. 



TARSUS. From the Greek, torsos, any 

 row, the sole of the foot. The pos- 

 terior part of the foot, which, in 

 man, consists of seven bones, and 

 forms .the heel and instep. 



TAURUS. Latin. A bull. 



TEGUMENTARY. From the Latin, teg- 

 vmcn, a covering. Belonging or 

 relating to the tegument or skin. 



TEMPORAL. From the Latin, ternpus, 

 time, the temple, so called, it is said, 

 because on this part, the hair be- 

 gins to turn white, and indicate 



age. Belonging or relating to the 

 temples. The temporal bone is 

 placed at the lateral and lower part 

 of the skull of which it forms a 

 part, and contains within it the 

 organs essential to the sense of 

 hearing. 



TENDON. From the Greek, teino, I 

 stretch. Strong, white, fibrous cords, 

 which connect the muscles to the 

 bones which they move. The ten- 

 dons may be considered as so many 

 cords, for transmitting the motion of 

 the muscles to the bones, or levers. 



TENDINOUS. Belonging to, or parta- 

 king of the nature of tendon. 



TERMITES. The name of a species of 

 insect. White ants. 



TERRARIUS. Barbarous Latin. A 

 terrier dog. 



TERR^E-NOV^E. Latin name of New- 

 foundland. 



THORAX. From the Greek, thorax, 

 the chest. It is bounded posteriorly 

 by the vertebree; laterally, by the 

 ribs and scapula; anteriorly, by the 

 sternum ; above, by the clavicle ; 

 and below, by the diaphragm. It 

 is destined to lodge and protect the 

 chief organs of respiration and cir 

 culation : the lungs and heart- 



TIGRIS. Latin. A tiger. 



TIMIDUS Latin. Timid. 



TRACHEA. From the Greek, trachus, 

 rough, and or/eria, an artery, which 

 is formed from aer, air, and terein, 

 to keep. The canal which conveys 

 the air to the lungs. The windpipe. 



TRENCHANT. Cutting. 



TRICHECHUS. Barbarous Latin, for- 

 med from the Greek, trix, hair. 

 Systematic name of the morse. 



TRIDACTYLUS. From the Greek, treis, 

 three, and daktulos, a finger. Three 

 fingered. 



TRIPOD. From the Greek, t reis, three, 

 and poKS, a foot. Having three feet. 



TRITON. From the Greek, treis, 

 three, and tonos, a tone. The name 

 of a fabulous god, that accompa- 

 nied Neptune, blowing a shell as a 

 trumpet. Most sea-gods are called 

 Tritons, and are generally repre- 

 sented in the act of blowing shells. 



