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GLOSSARY OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES. 



Carapace. The upper shell of the Crab,&c, 



Calcareous. Composed more or less of 

 lime. 



Carnivorous (L. caro, flesh ; voro, I de- 

 vour). The animals which feed on flesh. 



Caudal (L. cauda, the tail). Belonging 

 to the tail. 



Cephalopoda (Gr. Icephale, a head ; pous, 

 a foot). The class of Molluscous ani- 

 mals in which long prehensile pro- 

 cesses, or feet, project from the head, 

 as in the Cuttle-fish. 



Ciliogrades (L. cilium, an eyelash ; gra- 

 dior, I walk). The order of the aca- 

 lephce (as the Berb'e) which swims by 

 action of cilia. 



Cilia (L. cilium, an eyelash). The micro- 

 scopic hair-like bodies which cause, by 

 their vibratile action, currents in the 

 contiguous fluid, or a motion of the 

 body to which they are attached. 



Cirri (L. cirrus, a curl). The curled fila- 

 mentary appendages, as at the feet of 

 the Barnacles 



Cirripedes, or Cirripedia (L. cirrus, a 



curl ; pes, a foot). A class of articulate 

 animals having curled, jointed feet; 

 sometimes written Cirrhipedia and 

 Cirrhopoda, 



Conchifera (L. concha, a si i ell; fero, I 

 bear). Shell-fish ; usually restricted to 

 those with bivalve shells. 



Comminuted. Broken or ground down 

 into small pieces. 



Conchology. The department of science 

 which treats of shells. 



Convoluted (L. convolutus). Rolled to- 

 gether. 



Cornea (L. comeus, horny). The trans- 

 parent horny membrane in front of the 

 eye. 



Crinoid (Gr. krinon, a lily ; eidos, a dis- 

 course). A family of Star-fishes which 

 bear some resemblance to the form of 

 a lily. The fossils called Stone-lilies, 

 or Encrinites, are examples. 



Crustacea (L. crusta, a crust). The class 

 of articulate animals (which includes 

 the Crab, Lobster, <fcc.) with a hard 

 skin or crust, which they cast periodi- 

 cally. 



Decapoda (Gr. deca, ten ; pous, a foot). 



The crustaceous and molluscous ani- 

 mals, which have ten feet, such as the 

 Crab, Cray-fish, &c. 



Digitate (L. digitus, a finger). When a 

 part supports processes like fingers. 



Effete. Barren, worn out. 



Elytra (Gr. elytron, a sheath). The 

 sheath or wing covers of coleopterous 

 insects (Beetles). 



Entomostraca (Gr. entoma, insects; os- 

 tracon, a shell). The order of small 

 crustaceans, many of which are en- 

 closed in an integument like a bivalve 

 shell. 



Entomology (Gr. entoma, insects; logos, 

 * a discourse). The branch of science 

 treating of insects. 



Exuvium, PL exuviae (L. exuo, I cast 

 off). The shell or skin of an animal 

 which Is sned in moulting. 



Epizoa (Gr. epi, upon ; zoon, an animal). 

 The class of low organized parasitic 

 crustaceans which live upon other ani- 

 mals. 



Fissiparous (L.fasus, divided; pario, I 

 produce). The multiplication of a spe- 

 cies by the self-cleavage of the indivi- 

 dual into two parts. 



Frond (L. from, a leaf). A term applied 

 to that part of flowerless plants resem- 

 bling true leaves. 



Fucivorous (L. fucus, sea-weed ; voro, I 

 devour). Animals which subsist on 

 sea-weed. 



Flora. The plants which belong to u 

 country or district. 



Foliaceous (L. folium, a leaf). Shaped 

 or arranged like leaves. 



Gasteropoda (Gr. gaster, stomach ; pous, 

 a foot). That class of animals which 

 (like the Snail) -have the locomotive 

 organ attached to the under part of 

 the body. 



Gemmiparous (L. gemma, a bud ; pario, 

 I produce). Propagation by the growth 

 of the young like a bud from the parent. 



Habitat. The locality in which an ani- 

 mal habitually resides. 



Hinge. That part of a shell at which 

 the valves cohere. 



