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KM, of which the teasel 

 and scai>icus are exam- 

 ples; (2.) Digynia, of 

 which the dodder is an 

 example; (3.) Tetrayy- 

 nia, of which the holly 

 and pondweed are ex- 

 amples. 



TET'RAO. An exten- 

 sive genus of gallina- 

 naceous birds. Name 

 Plin. 10, 12. The genus is characterised 

 by a naked and most generally red band, 

 which occupies the place of the eye- 

 brow. The sub-genera are the grouse 

 (Tetrao, Lath.), the ptarmigan (Lagopus, 

 Cuv.), the partridges (comprising Perdix, 

 Briss., and Francolintu, Tern.), and the 

 quails (Coturnix). 



TETRAF-BT'ALOUS, Lat. tetrapetalus, four- 

 petalled. Applied to flowers which con- 

 sist of four single petals. 



TETRAPHYi/Lous,Lat. tetraphylltts. Four- 

 leaved. 



TE'TRAPLA. The name of a bible con- 

 taining four Greek versions, arranged by 

 Origen. 



TE'TRARCH, Lat. tctrarcha. Among the 

 ancient Romans, the governor of the 

 fourth part of a province. 



TETEASPER'MOCS, L&t. tetraspermus. 

 Four-seeded. 



TET'RASTYLE, from rtr^ae, four, and 

 tfn/Aes, a column. A portico consisting 

 of four columns. 



TET'RODON. In ichthyology, a genus of 

 branchiostigious fishes, which have the 

 power of inflating the body at pleasure. 

 The sun-fish is an example. 



TEUTONIC. 1. Pertaining to the Teu- 

 tons, a people of Germany, or to their 

 language. - 2. As a noun, the language 

 of the Teutons, the parent of the German, 

 Dutch, and Anglo-Saxon or native Eng- 

 lish. - 3. The Teutonic order was a mili- 

 tary religious order of knights, estab- 

 lished towards the close of the twelfth 

 century, in emulation of the Templars 

 and Hospitallers, and so called because it 

 was composed chiefly of Teutons or Ger- 

 mans, who marched to the Holy Laud 

 during the crusades. 



TEXT, Lat. teitvt. 1. In logic, that on 

 which a comment is written or spoken. 

 - 2. In old theology, the four gospels, by 

 way of eminence. - 3. Text or text-hand 

 is large hand in writing, so called be- 

 cause it was formerly the practice to 

 write the text of a book in a large hand 

 and the notes in a smaller hand. 



TEX'TCRE, Lat. textura, from texo, to 

 weave. Disposition of the parts of bo- 

 dies. A texture means anything which is 

 woven, and is therefore aptly enough ap- 

 plied metaphorically to various solids of 

 the living body, as the cellular membrane, 

 bone, muscular fibre, Sec. 



THAL'AMTS, 8otXctu.os- A bed, 1. In 

 anatomy, a part of the brain, from which 



the optic nerve derives its origin. 2. 



In botany, the receptacle of the parts of 

 fructification of plants. 



THALIC'TRUM. The Meadow Rue. A 

 ', genus of perennial plants. 1'oli/mtdria 

 Polyginia. Name from datXXu, to nourish. 

 The poor man's rhubarb, the great, small, 

 and alpine meadow rue, are the British 

 types of the genus. 



THAL'LUS, OctXXog. A. green leaf or olive 

 bud. A term, in botany, for the foliage or 

 frond of a lichen, whether of a leafy, 

 scaly, or crustaceous nature. 



THAM'MUZ. 1. The tenth month of the 

 Jewish civil year. It contains 29 days, 

 and answers to a part of our June and 



July. 2. The name of a deity amoug 



the Phoenicians. 



THANE, Sax. theeyin, a minister, thenian, 

 to serve. The thanes of England were 

 formerly persons of some dignity. Of 

 these there were two orders ; the king's 

 thanes, who attended the Saxon and Da- 

 nish kings in their courts, and held lands 

 immediately of them ; and the ordinary 

 thanes, who were lords of manors. At 

 the Conquest, the title was superseded by 

 baron. 



THAUOHTS, ) The benches of a boat on 



THWARTS, j which the rowers sit. 



THAU'MATROPE, S-OLUUM, a wonder, and 

 r^ivta, I turn. An optical toy, the prin- 

 ciple of which is the persistence of vision. 

 This principle is exemplified by the rapid 

 whirling round of a burning stick, which 

 produces an apparent circle of fire. 



THAUMATUR'GUS, 9-ac.u/a.ct, a wonderful 

 thing, and i^o, work. A miracle- 

 worker. A title given by the Roman Ca- 

 tholics to some of their saints. 



THE'A. The Tea-tree or plant. A genus 

 of shrubs. MonadelphiaPolyandria. Na- 

 tural order, Columniferce. Name Latinised 

 from tea. There are two species ; the T. 

 bohea, which produces the black tea ; and 

 T. viridis, the green tea. China, Assam. 

 See TEA. 



THE'BAN YEAR. The Egyptian year, of 

 365 days 6 hours, was so called. 



THE'CA, from rtBv,iu, to place. A case, 

 sheath, or box. 1. In anatomy, the canal of 



the vertebral column. 2. In botany, the 



capsule or dry fructification, adhering to 

 the apex of a frondose stem. 



THECADAC'TTLI. A genus of saurians 

 belonging to the family Geckodita. Name 

 from theca, a furrow, and dactylus, a toe, 

 the toes being widened throughout, and 

 furnished beneath with transverse scales, 

 divided by a deep longitudinal furrow, in 

 which the nail is concealed. 



THEFT-BOTE. In law, the receiving of 

 a man's goods again from a thief, or com*- 



