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insectivorous (in'sekttv'orus) a. [L. 

 insectus, cut off ; -vorare, to devour.] 

 Insect-eating ; appl. certain animals 

 and carnivorous plants. 



inserted (insgr'tgd) a. [L. in, in ; 

 serere, to join.] United by natural 

 growth. 



insertion (insSr'shun) n. [L. insertus, 

 joined.] Point of attachment of 

 organs, muscles ; the point on 

 which the force of a muscle is 

 applied (anat.}. 



insessorial (m'sgso'rial) a. [L. in, in ; 

 sedere, to sit.] Adapted for perch- 

 ing (zool.}. 



insistent (insis'tgnt) a. [L. insistere, 

 to persist.] Appl. hind toe of 

 certain birds whose tip only reaches 

 the ground (sool.}. 



inspiration (inspira'shun) n. [L. in- 

 spirare, to inhale.] The act of 

 drawing air into the lungs 

 (Phys.\ 



instaininate (mstaminat) a. [L. tn, 

 not ; stamen, something standing.] 

 Not bearing stamens (hot.). 



instar (in'star) n. [L. instar, form.] 

 Each stage in insect metamorphosis 

 where a moult occurs (zool.}. 



insula (in'sula) n. [L. insula, island.] 

 A triangular eminence lying deeply 

 in the lateral fissure of the temporal 

 lobe (anat.}. 



integrifolious (intgg'rifo'lms) a. [L. 

 integer, whole ; folium, leaf.] With 

 entire leaves (bot.}. 



integripallial (mtgg'ripal'ial) a. See 

 integripalliate. 



integripalliate (integ'ripa.riat) a. [L. 

 integer, whole ; pallium, mantle.] 

 Having an unbroken pallial line ; 

 appl. shells of Molluscs with small 

 or no siphons (zool.}. 



integument (mtgg'umgnt) n. [L. 

 integumentum, covering.] A cover- 

 ing, investing, or coating structure 

 or layer ; an investing layer of an 

 ovule (hot., zool.}. 



Interacinous (in'tgras'fnus) a. [L. 

 inter, between ; acinus, a grape.] 

 Among the alveoli of a racemose 

 gland (anat.}. 



interalveolar (in'tgralve'olar) a. [L. 

 inter, among ; alveolus, small 

 cavity.] Among alveoli ; appl. cell 

 islets (anat.}. 



interamtoulacral (in'tgrambula'kral) a. 



[L. inter, between ; ambulare, to 

 walk.] Appl. area of echinoderm 

 test between two ambulacral areas ; 

 n. a plate of that area (zool.}. 



interambulacrum(in'tgrambula'krum) 

 n. [L. inter, between ; ambulare, 

 to walk.] The area between two 

 ambulacral areas (zool.}. 



interarticular (m'terartik'ular) a. [L. 

 inter, between ; articulus, a joint.] 

 Between articulating parts of bones; 

 appl. certain ligaments and fibro- 

 cartilages (anat.}. 



interatrial (in'tgra'trial) a. [L. inter, 

 between ; atrium, a hall] Appl. a 

 groove separating the two atria of 

 the heart (anat.}. 



interauricular (in'terorik'ular) a. [L. 

 inter, between ; auricula, little ear.] 

 Between the auricles of the heart 

 (anat.}. 



interaxillary (in'tgraksil'ari) a. [L. 

 inter, between ; axilla, armpit.] 

 Placed between the axils (hot.}. 



interbrachial (in'tgrbra'kial) a. [L. 

 inter, between ; brachium, arm.] 

 Between arms, rays, or brachial 

 plates (zool.}. 



interbranchial (in'tgrbrang'klal) a. 

 [L. inter, between ; Gk. brangchia, 

 gills.] Appl. septum between suc- 

 cessive gill slits (zool.}. 



interbreed (in'tgrbred') v. [L. inter, 

 between ; A.S. brod, brood.] To 

 cross different varieties of plants 

 or animals experimentally. 



intercalare (in'tgrkala're, -kalara) . 

 [L. intercalaris, inserted.] In many 

 Fishes and fossil Amphibia, an 

 additional element in the neural 

 arch (zool.}. 



intercalary (m'tgrkal'ari, intgr'kalari) 

 a. [L. intercalaris, inserted.] Ad- 

 ditional ; appl. meristematic layers 

 between masses of permanent 

 tissue ; growth elsewhere than at 

 the growing point (bot.}. 



intercapitular (in'terkapit'ular) a. [L. 

 inter, between ; capitulum, head.] 

 Between the capitula ; appl. veins 

 of fingers (anat.}. 



intercarotid (m'terkarot'id) a. [L. 

 inter, between ; Gk. karos, deep 

 sleep.] Between the two carotid 

 arteries (anat.}. 



intercarpal (m'tgrkar'pal) a. [L. inter, 

 between ; carpus, wrist.] Among 



