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HOM- 



animals capable of decomposing 



hippuric acid (phys.}. 

 hoch (hSk) n. [A.S. hoh, heel.] The 



tarsal joint, or the region of the 



tarsal joint (zool.}. 

 holarctic (holark'tik) a. [Gk. holos, 



whole ; arktos, bear.] Pert, species 



found in a zoogeographical region 



including the northern parts of the 



new and old worlds (zool.}. 

 holaspldean (hol'aspid'ean) a. [Gk. 



holos, whole ; aspis, shield.] With 



a single series of large scales on 



the posterior aspect of the tarso- 



metatarsus (zool.}. 

 holcodont (hol'kodont) a. [Gk. holkos, 



furrow ; odous, tooth.] Having the 



teeth in a long continuous groove 



(goal.}. 

 holdfast, the sucker or disc on the 



thallus of certain Algae (bot.}. 

 holobenthic (hol'obgn'thik) a. [Gk. 



holos, . whole ; benthos, depths.] 



Living in the depths of the sea 



throughout life (zool.}. 

 holoblastic (hol'oblas'tik) a. [Gk. 



holos, whole ; blastos, bud.] Pert. 



eggs in which the cleavage is 



total (emb.}. 

 holobranch (hol'obrangk) n. [Gk. 



holos, w 



vhole ; brangchia, gills.] A 

 which gill filaments are 

 borne on both sides (zool.}. 



holochlamydate (hol'oklam'idat) a. 

 [Gk. holos, whole ; chlamys, cloak.] 

 Having no notch on the margin of 

 the mantle (zool.}. 



holochroal (hol'okro'&l) a. [Gk. holos, 

 whole ; chros, touch.] Having eyes 

 with globular or biconvex lenses 

 closely crowded together, so that 

 the cornea is continuous over the 

 whole eye (zool.}. 



hologastrula (hol'ogas'troola) n. [Gk. 

 holos, whole ; gaster, stomach.] A 

 gastrula formed from a holoblastic 

 egg (emb.}. 



holognathous (hordgnath'us) a. [Gk. 

 holos, whole ; gnathos, jaw.] Hav- 

 ing the jaw in a single piece 

 (zoo!.). 



holomastigote (hSl'omas'tigot) a. 

 [Gk. holos, whole ; mastix, whip.] 

 Having one type of flagellum 

 scattered evenly over the body 

 (zoo/.). 



holometabolic (hol'dmeYabol'Ik) a. 



[Gk. holos, whole ; meta, after ; 

 ballein, to change.] Having com- 

 plete metamorphosis (zool.}. 



holometabolism (horometab'oWzm) n. 

 [Gk. holos, whole ; metabole, change.] 

 State of having complete metamor- 

 phosis (zool.}. 



holomorphosis (hol'dmor'fdsis) n. 

 [Gk. holos, whole ; morphe, shape.] 

 Regeneration in which the entire 

 part is replaced (zool.}. 



holonephros (hol'onef'ros) n. [Gk. 

 holos, whole ; nephros, kidney.] 

 The hypothetical continuous ex- 

 cretory organ (anat.}. 



holophytlc (hol'ofit'ik) a. [Gk. holos, 

 whole ; phyton, plant.] Obtaining 

 the whole of its food after the 

 manner of a plant (zool.}. 



holoplanktonic (hol'oplangkton'Tk) 

 a. [Gk. holos, whole ; plangktos, 

 wandering.]. Living near the 

 surface throughout life (zool.}. 



holoptic (holop'tik) a. [Gk. holos, 

 whole ; ops, eye.] Having the 

 eyes of the two sides meeting in 

 a coadapted line of union (zool.}. 



holorhinal (hol'drl'nal) a. [Gk. holos, 

 whole ; rhis, nose.] Having nares 

 with the posterior margin rounded, 

 not cleft (zool.}. 



holoschisis (holos'kisis) n. [Gk. 

 holos, whole ; schizein, to cut.] 

 Amitosis (emb.}. 



holosericeous (hol'oserish'us) a. [Gk. 

 holos, whole ; L. serious, silken.] 

 Completely covered with silky 

 hair-like structures (bot.) ; having 

 a silky lustre or sheen (zool.}. 



holostomatous (hordstom'atiis) a. 

 [Gk. holos, whole ; stoma, mouth.] 

 With the margin of the aperture 

 entire (zool.}. 



holosystolic (hol'osis'tolik) a. [Gk. 

 holos, whole ; systole, contraction.] 

 Pert, the complete systole (phys.}. 



holotrichous (holot'rikus) a. [Gk. 

 holos, whole ; thrix, hair.] Having 

 a uniform covering of cilia over 

 the body (zool.}. 



holozoic (hol'6z5'ik) a. [Gk. holos, 

 whole ; zoon, animal.] Obtaining 

 the whole of its food after the 

 manner of animals ; ingulfing pro- 

 teids (zool.}. 



homacanth (hSm'Sk&nth) a. [Gk. 

 homos, like ; akantha, spine.] 



