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INUUS. [A genus of Old World Apes, allied to the only European Ape the 



Barbary Ape (Macacus) of Gibraltar.] 

 INSECTIVORA. [A heterogeneous order of Mammals, which includes the 



Hedgehogs, Shrews, and Moles.] 



LEMUROIDEA. Arboreal animals of the Old World, chiefly of Madagascar, 

 with dentition approximate to that of certain Insectivora, and as a rule 

 with Monkey- and Ape -like prehensile (cf. Tarsius) limbs. (The 

 "Tarsier" and "Aye Aye" are of this sub-order.) 



MACACUS. (Cf. Inuus.) 



MANATEE. The " Sea Cow," an aquatic Mammal, famous for having given 



rise to the fable of the Mermaid. 

 MANIS. One of Scaly Ant-Eaters of the Old World. 

 MARSIPOBRANCHII. The Lampreys and Hags. 

 MARSUPIALIA. A sub-class of Mammalia, the females of most of which are 



provided with a inarsupium, or pouch, enclosing the teat-bearing area of 



the body-wall. (Cf. also Didelphia and Aplacentalia.) 

 MONODELPHIA. Mammals possessed of a single vagina, i.e. all those above 



the Marsupials. 

 MONOTREMATA. The lowest sub-class of Mammals. (Cf. Aplacentalia and 



Ornithodelphia.) 

 [MORPHOLOGY. The study of form and arrangement of the parts of the 



body.] 



[MURID.E. A family of Rodents, embracing the Rats and Mice.] 

 MusTELiDiE. A group of Carnivores, including the Weasels, Pole-Cats, and 



Martens. 



MYCETES. The Howling Monkeys of South America. 

 MYOGALE. [The " Desman," an aquatic Insectivore, related to the Moles and 



Shrews, occurring in the Pyrenees and South-East Russia.] 

 MYRMECOPHAGA. [One of the Hairy Ant-Eaters of South America.] (Cf. 



Edentata.) 



[ONTOGENY. The developmental history of the individual.] 



ORANGS. [Anthropoid Apes confined to the Oriental region. The " Red 



Haired Apes " of Sumatra and Borneo.] 

 [ORNITHODELPHIA. The lowest living Mammals (Australian). Oviparous 



Mammals, having non-united oviducts and a cloaca. (Cf. Monotremata, 



Duckbill, and Echidna.)] 

 ORYCTEROPODID^E. The " Aaardvark," or hairy Ant-Eaters of the Old World. 



(The Cape Ant-Eater.) 



PAL^EOHATTERIA. A fossil "Lizard" [of the Permian beds in Saxony] related 



to Hatteria. 



PETROMYZON. The Lamprey (cf. Ammocoetes and Marsipobranchii). 

 PHALANGISTA VULPINA. The Australian "Opossum," or "Vulpine 



Phalanger." A climbing Marsupial. 

 PHOCA. The Seal. 

 PHOC^NA. The Porpoise. 



PHYLLOMYS. An extinct Rodent, from the Brazilian caves. 

 [PHYLOGENY. The developmental history of the race.] 



