GLOSSARY. 



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like in kind ; consisting of elements 

 of different nature. 



Heterome'ra (Gr. 4repos, het'eros, 

 another; p-ripov, meron, a thigh). 

 A section of coleopterous insects, 

 having five joints in the four 

 anterior tarsi, and one joint less 

 in the hind tarsi. 



Heteromor'phous (Gr. erepos, het'eros, 

 another ; fj.op<pr), morphe, form). 

 Having an irregular or unusual 

 form; applied to the larvse of in- 

 sects which differ in form from the 

 imago. 



Het'eropa (Gr. 4-repos, het'eros, 

 another ; trovs, pous, a foot). A 

 section of araphipodous Crustacea, 

 having fourteen legs, of which at 

 least the four posterior are fitted 

 only for swimming. 



Heterophyllous (Gr. 4-repos, het'eros, 

 another ; (f>v\Xov, phullon, a leaf). 

 Having two different kinds of leaves 

 on the same stem. 



Het'eropods (Gr. 4repos, hetferos, 

 another; irovs, pous, afoot). An 

 order of gasteropodous molluscous 

 animals, in which the foot forms a 

 vertical plate, serving as a fin. 



Heterop'tera (Gr. 4repos, het'eros, 

 another ; Trrepoz/, pteron, a wing). 

 A section of hemipterous insects, 

 having the wing-cases membranous 

 at the end. 



Heterorhi'zal (Gr. crepos, het'eros, 

 another; pifc, rhiza, a root). In 

 botany, applied to acotyledonous 

 plants, because their roots arise 

 from every part of the cellular axis 

 or spore. 



Heteros'cian (Gr. erepos, hetferos, 

 one of two ; ovcja, skia, ( a shadow). 

 Having a shadow only in one direc- 

 tion ; applied to the inhabitants of 

 the earth between the tropics and 

 polar circles. 



Heterot'ropous (Gr. erepos, het'eros, 

 another ; rpeiru, trep'o, I turn). 

 Turned another way; applied to 

 the embryo of seeds when it lies 

 in an oblique position. 



Hex'agon (Gr. 4, hex, six; ycavia, 

 yonia, an angle), A figure having 

 six sides and six angles. 



Eexagynla (Gr. 4|, hex, six ; 71/1/77, 



gxne, a female). A Linnasan order 

 of plants, having six pistils. 



Hexahed'ron (Gr. 4|, hex, six ; I5pa, 

 hedra, a base). A regular solid 

 body of six sides ; a cube. 



Hexam'eter (4, hex, six ; perpov, 

 metron, a measure). A verse* in 

 ancient poetry consisting of six 

 feet, as in the Iliad and Jiineid. 



Hexan'dria (Gr. 4|, hex, six ; di/ryp, 

 aner, a man). A Linnsean class of 

 plants having six stamens. 



Hexan'gular (Gr. 4, hex, six; Lat. 

 an'yulus, an angle). Having six 

 angles. 



Hex'apod (Gr. 4|, hex, six ; TTOVS, 

 pous, a foot). Having six feet. 



Hex'astyle (Gr. 4|, hex, six ; vrvhos, 

 stulos, a pillar). A building with 

 six columns in front. 



Hia'tus (Lat. hio, I gape). An open- 

 ing or chasm ; the effect produced 

 by the uttering of similar vowel 

 sounds in succession. 



Hiber'nate (Lat. hibei j nus, belonging 

 to wintei'). To pass the winter in 

 a torpid state, as some animals. 



Hieratic (Gr. tepos, hi'eros, sacred). 

 Sacred ; applied to the characters 

 used in writing by the ancient 

 Egyptian priests. 



Hieroglyphic (Gr. /epos, hi'eros, 

 sacred ; *y\v<pca, glupho, I carve). 

 A sacred character ; the represen- 

 tation of animals and other objects 

 used by the ancient Egyptians to 

 represent woi'ds and ideas. 



High-pressure Engine. A steam - 

 engine in which the direct power of 

 steam is used, or that produced by 

 the evaporation of water. 



Hilum (Lat. the black of a bean). The 

 scar marking the union of a seed 

 with the fruit. 



Hippocratlc (Gr. 'l-mroKparris, Hippo- 

 crates, an ancient physician). Per- 

 taining to Hippocrates ; applied to 

 the appearance of the face indica- 

 tive of approaching death, as de- 

 scribed by him. 



Hippopathorogy (Gr. iirnos, hippos, 

 a horse ; pathology). The doctrine 

 or description of the diseases of 

 horses. 



Hippu'ric (Gr. iinros, hippos, a horse; 



