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under ; jugulum, collar - bone.] 

 Appl. a ventral fish-fin nearly far 

 enough forward to be jugular (zool.}. 



sublanceolate (sublan'seolat) a. [L. 

 sub, under ; lanceolatus, speared.] 

 Tending to be narrow and to taper 

 towards both ends (A?/.). 



sublaryngeal (sublarin'jeal) a. [L. 

 sub, under ; Gk. laryngx, larynx.] 

 Situate below the larynx (zool.}. 



sublenticular (sub'16ntlk'ular) a. [L. 

 sub, under ; lenticula, a small lentil.] 

 Somewhat lens-shaped. 



sublingua (subling'gwa) n. [L. sub, 

 under ; lingua, tongue.] A single 

 or double projection beneath the 

 tongue, most developed in Insecti- 

 vores (zool.}. 



sublingual (subling'gvval) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; lingua, tongue.] Beneath 

 the tongue ; appl. gland, artery, 

 fossa (anat.}. 



sublobular (siiblob'ular) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; Gk. lobos, a lobe.J Appl. 

 veins at the base of the lobules of 

 the liver (anat.}. 



sublocular (sublok'ular) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; loculus, a little place.] 

 Somewhat locular or cellular. 



Bubmalleate (submal'eat) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; malleus, a hammer.] Some- 

 what hammer-shaped ; appl. the 

 trophi of a rotifer mastax (zool.}. 



subinarginal (submar'jinal) a. [L. 

 sub, under ; margo, margin.] Placed 

 nearly at the margin. 



submarginate (submar'jma.t) a. [L. 

 sub, under ; margo, margin.] Appl. 

 a bordering structure near a margin. 



submaxllla (sub'maksil'a) n. [L. sub, 

 under; maxilla, jaw.] The mandible 

 or lower jaw. 



submaxillary (sub'maksil'ari) a. [L. 

 sub, under ; maxilla, jaw.] Appl. 

 duct, ganglion, gland, triangle, 

 beneath the lower jaw (anat.}. 



submedian (subme'dian) a. [L. 'sub, 

 under ; medius, the middle.] Appl. 

 the tooth or vein next the median 

 (zool.}. 



submental (subme'n'tal) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; mentum, chin.] Beneath 

 the chin ; appl. artery, glands, 

 triangle (anat. ) ; pert, the submentum 

 (zool.}. 



submentum (subrnfin'tum) n. [L. sub, 

 under ; mentum, chin.] The basal 



part of the labium or fused second 

 maxillae of Insects (zool.}. 



submerged, submersed. 



submersed (subme'rsd') a. [L. sub- 

 mergere, to submerge.] Appl. plants 

 growing entirely under water (bot.}. 



submicron (submik'rSn) n. [L. sub, 

 under ; Gk. mikros, small.] An 

 element seen as a separate disc 

 with the aid of an ultramicroscope, 

 although invisible with an ordinary 

 microscope ; cf. amlcron (phys.}. 



submucosa (sub'muko'sa) n. [L. sub, 

 under ; mucosus, mucous.] The 

 layer of tissue under a mucous 

 membrane (anat.}. 



subnasal (subna'zal) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; nasus, nose.] Beneath the 

 nose (anat.}. 



subneural (siibnu'ral) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; Gk. neuron, nerve.] Appl. 

 gland and ganglion of nervous 

 system of Tunicates (zool.}. 



suboccipital (sub'6ksTp'ital) a. [L. 

 sub, under ; occiput, the back part 

 of the head.] Appl. muscles, nerve, 

 triangle, under the occipitals of 

 the skull (anat.}. 



subocular shelf, an ingrowth from 

 the suborbitals supporting the eye- 

 ball of Fishes. 



suboesophageal (subesSf'aje'al) a. 

 [L. sub, under ; Gk. oisophagos, 

 gullet.] Below the gullet (zooL). 



subopercular (sub'opeVkular) a. [L. 

 sub, under ; operculum, a lid or 

 cover.] Under the operculum or 

 gill-cover of Fishes, or the shell-lid 

 of Molluscs (zool.}. 



suboperculum (sub'opeVkulum) n. 

 [L. sub, under ; operculum, a cover.] 

 The subopercle, one of the mem- 

 brane bones of the operculum of 

 Fishes (zool.}. 



suboptic (subSp'tlk) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; Gk. optikos, relating to 

 sight.] Below the eye. 



suboral (subo'ral) a. [L. sub, under ; 

 os, mouth.] Below the month ; 

 near the mouth. 



suborbital (subor'bltal) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; orbis, a circle.] Appl. 

 structures below the orbit of the 

 eye. 



subovate (subo'vat) a. [L. sub, under ; 

 ovum, egg.] Suboval ; subovoid ; 

 somewhat oval or egg-shaped. 



