AMP- 12 
(am’fibd!'ik) [Gk. 
h; dallein, to throw.] 
Capable of turning backwards or 
forwards, as the outer toe of certain 
<a zool. 
hicarpous [Gk. 
~ empl, both ; karpos, ah Pro- 
ducing fruit of two “ess (bot 
amphicoelous (4m’fiséliis) a. Ck. 
amphi, both; ~_ - ollow.] Con- 
cave on both = *s appl. verte- 
brae with the a and posterior 
Shiwsrovin of the contra hollow (zool.). 
dylous (Am’fikén‘diliis) a. 
TGk. aaapal nage dasiivlas, knob.] 
sone ing two occipital condyles 
(zool. 
amphidise (4m’fidisk) # [Gk. amphi, 
both ; dsxos, round plate.] Grapnel- 
sha aped spicules protecting the 
gemmules of some _ freshwater 
sponges (zoo/. 
ria (Am m’figds’tria) #. plu 
SL 
ot 
5 (Am’ fikar’ pis) a. 
_ [Gk. amphi, both ; gaster, ee | 
imentary leav 
foliose liverworts (40 
amphigony (Amfig’ én) n [Gk 
amphi, both; gonos, thrcesige <x 
Sporogony or reproduction in- 
en two individuals ; cf mono- 
zool. 
aryon gg erent t Loe 
amphi, both; karyon, 
amphinucl us, type of. ple 
characterized by rge - 
eus (cy7.). 
am’fimik’sis) 7. [Gk. 
mixts, mingling.] 
of paternal and 
maternal characteristics ve: _ 
union of the fare le an ale 
amphiont (amfigat) 
both ; om, being. 
sporont formed he coming 
ee of two individuals — . 
platyan (Aim’fiplat'ian) a. 
aaa, both ; plats, flat.) 
on bot ends ; appl. centra of 
vertebrae (zoo. }. 
amphipneustous (im’fipniis’tiis) a. 
AMP- 
[Gk. amphi, both; fpne 
breathe. | Having both mille ma 
lungs throughout the life-history ; 
also @, the condition in most 
dipterous larvae of an open anterior 
and posterior pair of spiracles with 
the intermediate Feed closed (zool.). 
amphipodous (Amf Gk. 
amphi, bh phar oot.] From 
Amphipoda, an order a Crustacea, 
of which the anterior three 
strongly developed for swimmin 
€ remaining three pairs being 
adapted forjumping, hence,—having 
feet both for walking and for 
swimming (zoo/. % 
am err am (am‘ fipiré’nin) 7. [Gk 
~— ; pyren, stone of a 
fruit. ] The substance of which 
nuclear ~e sages in a cell is 
composed (do 
mp 
amphirhinal ee iri sat a, [Gk. 
mphi, both; ris, nose.] Having 
two nostrils (zool. ). 
amphisarca (A ane n. er 
amphi, both; sarx, flesh.] 
superior indehiscent cca 
fruit with pulpy interior and woody 
exterior (40 
am phispermous (Am’fispér’ ome) a. 
[Gk. amphi, both; sperma, seed.] 
Having the seed closely Carienieded 
by the pericarp (604.). 
amphispore (aim’fispor’) 7. [Gk. 
amphi, both; sporos, seed.] A 
resting spore in certain Algae 
(bot) 
amphisternous pagar niis)@. [Gk. 
vamphi, = sternon, the breast.] 
Appl. type of st yr structure 
in the Atelostomata (zoo 
amphistomatic 
appl, certain types of leaves (doz.). 
ous (Amfis’témiis) a. [Gk. 
i ae 
amphistylic (im’fistil’ik) @.  [Gk. 
amphi, both ; stylos, pillar.] Hav- 
ng the lo ja nnected with 
the skull by both hyoid and quad- 
rate, or by both hyoid and palato- 
quadrate (zoo/.). 
