BOO- 
nective tissue in which the ground- 
substance is eels with salts 
of lime (anaz.). 
book gill,—a gill composed of delicate 
leaf-like lamellae placed one over 
the other like leaves of a book, as 
Nceys oe lus (zool.). 
ung,—a gill similar to a book 
Bet but modified for air-breathing, 
a en to the exterior only by 
small slit, as in Scarce (zool.). 
booted (boot’ éd) a. [O.F. doute, Dot] 
quipped with et horny. plates 
of +o as feet of some birds 
Sovastes 
bordered pit, is form of pit developed 
on the walls of tracheides, caused 
b ortion of bi wall Ae a 
unthickened (408 
bossela’ bos‘élatéd) a. [M.E. 
bosse, kn ne Covered er knobs, 
as some mollusc cheats (zo 
bosset (bds’ét) [M. > ose, knob.] 
i n formation 
Y 
blooms on only one side of the axis 
(d0t.). 
botany, pee < [Gk. dotane, pas- 
re.| That sie 2g of biology 
_ dealing with 
bothridi (beet fim) We... (GK. 
Meret trench. | 
a phyllidium (zoo/.). 
bothrium (both’ritim) 7. [Gk. dothros, 
c er; a sucking 
groove of Cestoids ( 
the form of a bunch of Ss 
(bot). grape 
bouillon (boo’'ying) 7. [F. douillir, 
to boil.| An infusion of beef for 
the co pobberene of germs ( phys.). 
Bowman’s e,—the ent of an 
excretory aaiale. one side of which 
projects into bee nearly 
filling the cavity (anat. 
Bowman’s (bo'm dnz),— serous 
-cnipteck in the corium of the olfactory 
membrane (anaz.), 
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BRA- 
braceate (brak’at) a. ([L. Jdraccae, 
breeches.] Afp/. birds having 
additional feathers on legs or feet 
(zool.). 
brachelytrous (brakélitriis) a. [Gk. 
brachys, short; elytron, wing. ] 
ait — elytra, or wing 
covers (zo 
brachial (br rigta) a. [L. drachium, 
Pert. arm, arm-like. 
brachiate et a. [L. brace 
nched ; having opposite 
cane heuaches on alternate sides 
bot.). 
go sie ee a fe 
brachiu ; ferre, to carry.] 
Sencthad: 
brachigerous,—brachifer 
brachiocephalic (oriole -séf-) 
[L. dra m; Gk. kephale, 
fies Pert "ahs and head, appl. 
hart (ana. 
brac eek (brak'i6ka’bital) a {Lh 
oa hium, arm ; cubitum, ei aan 
Pert. arm and forearm (zo 
rachio: (brakiola i) n. [L. 
brachiolum, a small arm.) A larval 
Pua of 
certain starfishes (zoo/. 
brachiorachidi ay ornate: an) a. 
[L. & riches, arm ; Mo. 
spine.] Pert, arm and spin 
brachium —— We They eo - 
zum, arm, arm or branching 
structure ; the aoe limb of verte- 
brates (zo 00 ik 
brachycerous (brakis’ériis) a. [Gk. 
brachys, short; keras, J] ort- 
horned ; with short antennae eric 
brachycnemic (brak’ikné’mik) a. 
brachys, short; neme. ibis. 
da 
of Zoant ids w e. si 
pro eme is ao (zool.). 
brachydont pigeon nt) a.  [Gk. 
brachys, s ‘adele, fe oth. ] 
molar teeth its low ala (zool. ). 
brac —brachydon 
hyodon 
brachyourous (brak‘ioo’ nis) a. Brach- 
brachyp: “ot gir aera ral) a. [ce 
ack, saat, ; Pleuron, side.| With 
short pleura or ide. plates ( (zool.). 
rachypod oe! rakip gm a. [Gk. 
brachys, s ; fous, foot.) With 
short Gee ian ), or ok (bo1.). 
brachypterous (brakip’tériis) 4. [Gk. 
