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GLOSSARY. 



larity ; deviation from an ordinary 

 law or type ; in astronomy, the 

 angle formed by a line drawn from 

 the sun to the place of a planet, 

 with the greater axis of the planet's 

 orbit. 



Anomodon'tia (Gr. avofj.os, an'omos, 

 irregular ; oSovs, odous, a tooth). 

 An extinct order of reptiles, with 

 teeth wanting, or in various irregular 

 forms. 



Anomou'ra (Gr. dpo/uo?, an'omos, irre- 

 gular ; ovpa, oura, a tail). A 

 section of decapodous or ten-footed 

 crustaceans, having tails of interme- 

 diate length between the long-tailed 

 and short-tailed, as the hermit crab. 



Anoplothe'rium (Gr. d, a, not ; OTT\OV, 

 hoplon, a weapon ; dyptov, therion, 

 a beast). A fossil pachydermatous 

 animal, having no evident organs 

 of defence. 



Anoplu'res (Gr. d, a, not ; 6^X0^, 

 hoplon, a weapon ; ovpa, oura, a 

 tail). An order of wingless and 

 stliigless insects, living as parasites 

 on other animals. 



Anorexia (Gr. a, a, not; opefrs, 

 orexis, desire). Loss of appetite 

 for food. 



Anor'mal (Lat. a from ; norma, a 

 rule). See Abnormal. 



Anou'rous (Gr. d, a, not ; ovpa, oura, 

 a tail). Without a tail. 



An'serine (Lat. anser, a goose). Be- 

 longing to or resembling a goose. 



Antac'id (Gr. avn, anti, against ; 

 add}. Opposed to acids ; counter- 

 acting their effects. 



Antee. In architecture, the pier- 

 formed ends of the side-walls of 

 temples, when they are prolonged 

 beyond the face of the walls ; pilas- 

 ters standing opposite a column. 



Antagonism (Gr. avn, anti, against ; 

 aytavi&fj.ai, agoni'zomai, I contend). 

 Active opposition. 



Antagonistic (Gr. dvn, anti, against; 

 dywi&iJ.a.i, agoni'zomai, I contend). 

 In direct or active opposition to. 



Antarctic (Gr. dvn, anti, against or 

 opposite ; dpKros, arktos, the north 

 pole). Relating to the south pole. 



Ante. A Latin preposition used in 

 composition, signifying before. 



Antece'dent (Lat. ante, before ; cedo, 

 I go). Going before. 



Ante'cian (Gr. avn, anti, opposite; 

 oi/cetv, oikeo, I dwell). In geo~ 

 graphy, applied to the inhabitants 

 of the earth, under the same meri- 

 dian of longitude, but at equal dis- 

 tances on opposite sides of the 

 equator. 



Antefix'ae (Lat. ante, before ; fingo, 

 I fix). In architecture, upright 

 ornamental blocks placed at inter- 

 vals on the cornice along the sides 

 of a roof ; also heads of animals 

 as water-spouts below the eaves of 

 temples. 



Anteflex'ion (Lat. ante, before ; flecto, 

 I bend). A bending forwards. 



Antemu'ral (Lat. ante, before; murus, 

 a wall). In architecture, the out- 

 ward wall of a castle. 



Anten'nae (Lat. anten'na, a sail-yard). 

 Filaments, apparently organs of 

 touch, projecting from the heads of 

 insects and Crustacea. 



Antepenult' (Lat. ante, before ; pene, 

 almost ; ul'timus, last). The last 

 syllable but two. 



Antever'sion (Lat. ante, before ; verto, 

 I turn). A turning forwards. 



Anthe'lion (Gr. avn, anti, opposite; 

 f)\ios,helios,ihe sun). A mock-sun. 



Anth'elix (Gr. dvn, anti, opposite ; 

 eAi|, helix, a spiral). A part of 

 the external human ear, before or 

 rather within the helix. 



Anthelmin'tic (Gr. dvn, anti, against ; 

 eA/zti/s, helmins, a worm). Ca- 

 pable of destroying or removing the 

 worms which inhabit the animal 

 body. 



Anther (Gr. dvOos, anthos, a flower). 

 The top of the stamen, or male part 

 of a flower, containing the pollen 

 or fertilising dust. , 



Antherid'ium (Anther). A structure 

 in some flowerless plants, supposed 

 to be the analogue of an anther. 



Anthocar'pous (Gr. av6os, anthos, a 

 flower ; Kapiros, karpos, a fruit). 

 In botany, a term applied to fruits 

 which are formed of masses of in- 

 florescence in a state of cohesion, 

 as the fir-cone and pine-apple. 



Anthocy'anine (Gr. w6os, anthos, a 



