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muscle which assists in the adduc- 

 tion of the thigh, also assisting to 

 some extent in its rotation in- 

 wards. 



tentacle, n., ttntfti-kl, tentacles, 

 n. plu., tent'-d-klz, also tentacul- 

 um, n., t$nt'dJc'ul-um, tentacula, 

 n. plu., -ul-d (newL. tenidctilum, 

 a feeler from L. tento, I handle 

 or touch), slender flexible organs 

 proceeding from the heads of 

 many smaller animals, used for 

 the purpose of feeling, exploring, 

 prehension, or attachment, etc., 

 as in snails, insects, crabs, etc. : 

 tentacular, a., tint-aMul-dr, re- 

 sembling the feelers of a snail. 

 tentorium, n., t^nt-or^i-um (L. 

 tZntormm, a tent from tendo, I 

 stretch), an elevated part in the 

 middle of the dura-mater, declin- 

 ing downwards, and correspond- 

 ing in form with the upper surface 

 of the cerebellum ; also called 

 tentorium cerebelli, sZri&b'Zl'i, 

 a roof of dura - mater thrown 

 across the cerebellum. 

 tenuirostres, n. plu., ifatft't-rfet'' 

 rez (L. GSnftfa, slender; rostrum, 

 a beak), a group of the perching 

 birds, characterised by their 

 slender beaks : tenuirostral, a. , 

 -rtistf-rdl, slender-beaked. 

 Tephrosia, n., ti$f-r6zft-& (Gr. 

 t$phroSj ash-coloured), a genus 

 of plants, Ord. Leguminosss, Sub- 

 order Papilionacese, so named 

 from the colour of the foliage of 

 some species : Tephrosia Apol- 

 linea, &p'til>ttn'-Z-4i(L. Ap8llm$us, 

 of or pert, to Apollo], a specixjs 

 whose leaves are purgative, and 

 occasionally mixed with senna : 

 T. toxicaria, tdW-Hc-ar'-i-d (Gr. 

 toxihon, L. toxicum, poison in 

 which arrows were dipped), a 

 species whose leaves and branches, 

 well-pounded, and thrown into a 

 river, powerfully affect the water, 

 and intoxicate the fish ; cultiv- 

 ated in Jamaica for its intoxicat- 

 ing qualities, 

 teratology, n., Wr'-fa-Wd-fi (Gr. 



t$ras, a sign or wonder, terdtos, 

 of a sign or wonder ; logos, dis- 

 course), that branch of physiology 

 w r hich treats of malformations 

 and monstrosities in animals or 

 plants. 



tercine, n., tirs'n (F. tercine, L. 

 tertius, the third), in bot., the 

 third coat of the ovule, forming 

 the covering of the -central 

 nucleus. 



teres, n. , ter^ez (L. ttires, long and 

 round, tapering as a -tree), the 

 name of two muscles, the teres 

 minor (L. minor, less), and the 

 teres major (L. major, greater), 

 arising from the scapula aid 

 inserted into the humerus. 

 terete, a., ter-et' (L. t&res, taper- 

 ing as a tree, tZretis, of tapering 

 as a tree), in bot., nearly cylind- 

 rical ; having the transverse 

 section nearly circular, 

 tergum, n., terg^um (L. tergum, 

 the back), among insects, the 

 upper surface of the abdomen ; 

 the dorsal arc in a somite. 

 Terminalia, n. plu., term'-in-dttt-a 

 {L. terminus, an end), a genus 

 of plants, Ord. Combreta-cere, -so 

 named as having the leaves in 

 bunches at the ends of the 

 branches : Terminalia bellerica, 

 MlUr f 'iTc-a (Sp. beUrico, the fruit 

 myrobalan), and T. chebula, Mb'- 

 til'd (native name, E. L), whose 

 fruit, known as Myrobalans, is 

 used as an astringent ; the fruit 

 and galls used by dyers : T. cat- 

 appa, Jcdt-dp'-d (native name, E. 

 L), a species whose seeds are 

 eaten as almonds ; the leaves and 

 bark yield a black pigment, form- 

 ing an Indian ink : T. angusti- 

 folia, dng>gust'.t*fol'.frd (L. ang- 

 ustus, narrow ; folium, -"a leaf), a 

 species yielding a milky juice, 

 which, dried, is fragrant, and is 

 used as a kind of incense : Term- 

 inaliese, n., term^m-dl'^-e, a 

 tribe or Sub-order, 

 ternary, a., tern'dr-i (L. ternus, 

 three each), threefold ; having 



