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GLOSSARY. 



ill (uivity 1)1' the iiiiKi- i-nv. 

 to the amis ; sitiiatt'U 



Am'xkin, h. a certain organ of tlio cmlirvo. 

 A.Mo'ris, (I. DiMiotiiif; tlic> liiml too so clcvnlivl 



mill sliort tlmt tlii' tip iloi's not tipiwli tlic 



groiiiid. (l:i"J.) 

 A.Mi'iiiAiirmici'iUAi-, ". PiMiDtiiif; n slidiii},' 



joint, or oiii' i'ii[ialili' of niixnl iiiovfiiifnt. 

 Ami'HK iKl.'lAN.rt. Saiil of a vcrtt'lirii wlirn both 



fiids of its cfiitriiiii ail' iMi|)|Kii. CoiiojioMcl- 



ing tcniis nw jirooilimi, ciipiMil in IVoiit, and 



o/ii.sllKifirliKii, I'lijipid lii'liind 

 A.Mi'ri.'r.A, II. A ii-rti ' 

 A'sai., «. I'l'.laiiiinj; 



alioiit till! .iims, 

 Asai.cic'kaI., ((. I'i'-. iiig analogy; iidated l>y 



aiial..^y. 

 Anai.'oiiy, II. Qnality of likeness in rertain 



(frc'iiiially siiiiciliiiiil or incoiisidcralili') rc- 



spfits, lictwicii tilings essentially nnliki-. 



There may lie analogy entirely withont homol- 

 ogy, as hetweeii the wing of a liird and of a 



hu'tterdy. 

 AXAsioMo'sis, II. Inosenlatioii or intereoiii- 



nuinieation of two or more vessels. 

 An'atink, a. Diiekdike. 

 AscilYT.o'.sis or Ankyi.ci'sis, h. liestrietion or 



loss of motion in n iiatiiially movable joint ; 



also, any ooiissitieation. 

 An'i'onai., It. I'ertaiiiing to the cIIhiw. 

 Asiii.K (iK Chin = Ancii.i's Mknti. Cl'i.) 

 Axi;i.K ok Jlcurii = AMin.rs Okis. (27.) 

 AN'cii.r.s O'lils, II. I'oiner of the month ; 



eipiivalent to eommissiiral point. 

 Ax'NoriXE, II. A bird one year old, or wliieh 



has once uionlted. 

 An'xi'i.ah, a. Hinged. 

 An'mi.cs, )(. liing. 

 Ano.m'ai.ois, a. Extremely iirognl ir ; very 



strange or unnsiial ; eoiitrary to natnral order 



(nearly synonymous with nhiioniiiil). 

 As'sKniNK, a. Pertaining to the Aiiscrrs ; 



goose- like. 

 An'tk- (//( cmii position). Before; ns, antcocu- 



Irii; aiitmrbitnl, etc. 

 ANTKliiou, a. Forward ; in front of. 

 Antki'.ioii riiiiTioN. (7.) See Stetiii.eijm. 

 AXTKKIOU Toi'.s. (124.) 

 An'ti- (ill c<>mjin.<)ilii)ii). Against. 

 An'ti.i-:, )(. pi. Frontal ]ioints ; projections of 



feathers on either side of base of cnlmen. (3().) 

 AxrinitAcii'iiM, ii. Cubit or forearm. 

 A'si's, II. Outlet of refuse of digestion. In 



birds, the same oritii'e disehiirges the produets 



of the genito-nriiiaiy organs. 

 Aou'ta, II. The lirst great artery, immediately 



issuing from the left ventricle of the heart. 

 Aou'ru'. a. Pertaining to the aorta. 

 ArKini'uA, H. An opening; as, itpciiiira auris, 



ear-o)iening. 

 A'l'KX, n. ; ])1. apices. Tip or point of anything. 

 Aronv'Ai,, It. A portion of ;lie " horn " of the 



hyoid lione. 

 Al'oxKinii'sis, n. I'road, strong, fibrous nicin- 



braiie or band ; faseia. 

 Ai'iM'ii'vMs, n. Any natural bony prominence 



of notable size. 

 Al'Piisi:ii', a. .Mutually fitted, adapted ; set 



over against ; meeting (losely and exactly. The 



tomia of the bill are usually apposed. 

 AlTE'iucM, H.\ pi. aplrriit. Tract of .skin where 



no feathers grow. Compiue Pteryla. 



AfjfAT'rr, a. Pertaining to the water; .said of 

 birds frei|uentiiig water, and thence drawing 

 subsistence. 



.A'gl'i'ors, ir. Watery. Said of the fluid in the 

 anterior ihamber of the eye. See Vrriir.ois. 



.\(/i ll.iNK, (I. Kagle-like ; belonging to the 

 ^li/in'/iiia: 



AliAill'xnij), II. One of the tliree enveloping 

 niembraiies of the brain, between tliu ditra 

 mall I- anil the plit nuilir. 



Aliliiili'irnl.E, (/. Tree-inhabiting. 



Aci'ii'i'.TVi'i;, II. Original plan or idea of .stnic- 

 tiire, modified or lost by subseiinent sjiccial- 

 ixatioii. 



Ali(llElYl''liAl,, a. Having the i)iimitive pat- 

 tern or original idaii of strnetnre. 



Ai;i 'i ATI',, '(. liow-.shaped ; bent regularly and 

 gradually. 



Aiii.'oi.A, II. ; ]p1. (inula;. Small naked space on 

 the feet lietweell .scales. 



AliK'niAi! Tissi K. The light cellular connec- 

 tive tissue of the body. 



AliMll.'l.A, K. liing of color, like a bracelet, 

 aroiiiid lower eiiil of cius. 



AltM'i'lT, II. (78.) See Axil.I.A. 



Al!l k'iiiai., It. Pertaining to arteries ; as, arte- 

 rial system, nrterial blood. 



Ali'l r.iiY, II. Vessel conveying blood from the 

 heart. 



Aisriiii.A'Tlox, ji. A joining together ; joint. 



AlsTlr'il.ls, JI. .loiiit of a finger or foe (com- 

 monly used to signify the hinge itself, but 

 better to designate any one of the segments 

 joined by aificiilation). 



Ai!rii-i'( lAi., a. F.laborate ; skilfully or art- 

 fully contrived. Some birds build highly ar- 

 lijii-ial nests. Also, arbitrary ; a.s, an nrlijicinl 

 classification, more or less at variance with 

 that which a iintiiral system may be. 



Ali'rts, n. ; pi. alius. Any member, limb. 



Akyt'f.xoii), a. Denoting certain ossicles of 

 the larynx. 



AscAit'iUKs, n. pi. Certain intestinal parasites. 



Asii or Asii'V, a. Pale gray. 



Asi El!'xAl.(;iV;,v), n. Denoting "fioating" ribs; 

 those not joining the sternuni. 



AsTiSAii'Ai.rs, H. One of two proximal tarsal 

 bones of biril.s, early confiuent with the tibia. 



Asv.mmet'uicai., a. Ineven ; ilisproportion- 

 ate as to op)iosite, as right and left, parts. 



.VsYM'.METiiv, 11. ])isproportion of ilu]ilicate 

 parts or oigaiis, or of those which are repeated 

 on opipo.site sides of a plane or axis. 



Ar'AvisM, II. Ivcvcrsion, or tendency to revert, 

 to characters of ancestral stock. 



A I'lAs, II. First cervii 111 vertebra, articulating 

 with the occipital bone. 



AtkI'.s'ia, II. Closure. 



.Vt'koi'hy, II. See lIvi'F.UTitoriiY. 



ArTKx'iAi E, a. Growing gradually slenderer 

 toward an exfremity; or, narrow ly jiroduced 

 for a long distance ; in neither case neces- 

 .sillily sharp-pointed, wliiih would be rather 



ilK'il itiiltati'. 



.\ 1 I yi''iiai., a. Of particular char.icter acquired 

 ill s]ieciali/alion from a common type. 



AiTHE'xifM, n. Lower back part of neck ; the 

 .scrnlf. (.50.) (Little used.) 



Af'HAi. or Anui'ULAU, </. Pertaining to the 

 ear. 



