MAMMALOGYr-GLOSSARY. 



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TRUNK. The body without including 

 the head or extremities. The pro- 

 boscis of an elephant. 



TRUNCATED. Cut short. Cut abrupt- 

 ly, or square off. 



TUBERCLE. From the Latin, tuber, a 

 knot, a small knot or projection. 



UNGUICULATA. From the Latin, un- 

 guis, a (finger) nail. Animals that 

 have small nails on their fingers or 

 toes. 



UNGUICULATE. Having small nails. 



UNGULATA. Animals having large 

 nails or hoofk 



UNGULATE. Having hoofe. 



UNICORN. From the Latin, unus, 

 one, and cornu, a horn. Having 

 one horn. The name of a fabulous 

 animal. 



URSUS Latin. A bear. 



URUS. Latin. A buffo lo. 



VENTRICLE. From the Latin, ventri- 

 culus, a little belly, formed from 

 venter, a belly. A name given in 

 anatomy to various parts. 



VERMIFORM. From the Latin, rermts, 

 a worm, and/orma, form. Worm- 

 shaped. An epfthet applied to cer- 

 tain carnivorous animals, on ac- 

 count of their ability to pass through 

 narrow openings. 



VERTAGUS. Latin. Name of a par- 

 ticular kind of dog. 



VERTEBRA. From the Latin, vcrtere, 

 to turn. This name has been given 

 to each of the bones, which, by 

 their union, form the vertebral or 

 spinal column, vulgarly called the 

 back bone. 



VERTEBRAE. The plural of vertebra. 



VERTEBRAL. Belonging or relating to 

 vertebrae. 



VERTEBRATA. Animals that possess 

 vertebrae. The first branch of 

 the Animal kingdom. (See page 

 18.) 



VERTEX. Latin. The top or crown 

 of the head. 



VEPPERTILIO. Latin. A bat. 



VETCH. A kind of bean. 



VICUNNA. Barbarous Latin. A vi- 

 cunia. 



VIRGINIANA. Latin. Belonging to 

 Virginia. 



VIRIDIS. Latin. Green. 



VIVERRA. Latin. A ferret. 



VIVIPAROUS. From the Latin, vivus, 

 alive, and^ario, I bring forth. Ani- 

 mals whose young are born with- 

 out being hatched, are said to be 

 viviparous. 



VULGARIJ>. Latin. Common. 



VULPES. Latin. A fox. 



WEN. A kind of tumour. 



WITHERS. The joining of the shoul- 

 der bones at the bottom of the neck 

 and mane, towards the upper part 

 of the shoulder. 



ZIBELLINA. Modern Latin. Relat- 

 ing to the sable. 



ZOOLOGICAL. Belonging or relating to 

 zoology. 



ZOOLOGY. From the Greek, zdon, an 

 animal, and logos, a discourse. That 

 part of natural history which treats 

 of animals. 



ZOOLOGIST. One devoted to the study 

 of zoology. 



ZOOPHYTE. From the Greek, zoon 

 an animal, and phuton, a plant. 

 An animal without vertebrae, or 

 extremities, that attaches itself to 

 solid bodies and seems to live and 

 vegetate like a plant. 



FINIS. 





