MAL. 
like excretory tubes leading into 
the posterior part of the gut of 
Insects. 
Malpighian tuft,—see Malpighian 
corpuscle. 
maltase (mdél’tas) 2. [A.S. mealt, 
alt.] ant ferment which con- 
verts malt-sugar into grape-sugar 
(b0t.). 
coer (mél’t6s) 2. [A.S. mealt, 
It.] Malt-sugar CoM 
mamelon (mam’élon) fis mamilla, 
nipple.] A small bea like struc- 
ture in the centre of a tubercle of 
an Echinoid interambulacral plate 
(zool.). 
a (mamil’a) #. [L. mamilla, 
reer ] Anipple (avaz, _ ). 
mamillary process or —the 
superior tubercle consiected with 
the transve one uae of the lower 
rachel nn oa ‘ 
m’‘ilat Hae ork sipiaitle. 
eipple.) Ste udded with small pro- 
cag ec 
amma (mama) #7. [L. mamma, the 
bak st.] The milk-secreting organ 
of Mammals, functionless in the 
ammal Secale nm. [L. mamma, 
animal of red class 
of higher jeriobnites of w 
sian sees the young (z eel ‘ 
mammary (inim’‘ari) a. [L. mamma, 
the breast. ] ‘Pert the breast ; 
appl. 
arteries, veins, glands, tubules 
(anat). 
ammiferous (madmif‘ériis) @. [L. 
mamma, the breast ; fins to nn 
Developing artee tak milk-secret- 
ing ; mammalian ol.) 
mandible naagaibi oe a. [L. mandibu- 
lum, jaw.| The lower jaw of verte- 
brates, either a_ single 
composed of a nu ber or gener- 
ally, set jaw;a paired append- 
mops d with the mouth in 
Anthiaps 
bular "(amanda ae Le 
mandibulum, jaw.| Pert. the jaw ; 
appl. arch, oe Ae fossa, 
vation oot (an 
lat (mandib‘akat) a. {L. 
rent jaw.] Having a lower 
jaw ; having functional jaws ; hav- 
ing mandibles (zoo/.). 
mandibuliform (mandib’iliform) a. 
175 
MAN- 
[L. eat Jaw forma, shape. ] 
Resembling, or used as a mandible; 
appl. certain nate dinsitine (zool. ). 
gor tage ated E rsaiseparsi hi‘oid) 
is 
of th nat.). 
mandibulo-maxi andib’ilé- 
mak’silari, -maksil’-)@. [L. mandib- 
ulunt, ; maxilla, jaw.) Pert. 
epee rs mandibles of Arthro- 
pods (ze 
Fad eae ‘(man’ dika’shiin) #. [L. 
manducare, to chew Chewing ; 
mastication ( phys.). 
micate (manikat) a. [L. mani- 
case sleeved.] Covered with en- 
ngled pe or pe scales (407). 
manna "A) Gk. manna. 
aay “The hal rdened exudation 
of the bark of certain trees (404) ; 
-dew secreted by certain 
Goede e (zool.). 
mantle (man’tl) #. [L. mantellum,a 
cloak.] The outer soft fold of 
integument next the shell of Mol- 
uscs $ (a a sheath of 
spongoblast veel the body-wall 
of Ascidians —- 
mantle cavity,— spac between the 
mantle and bey aeons (zool.). 
cell,—a _ ce the tapetum 
aC investing tissue of a sporangium 
oe 
he spindle ors of 
a on Sale eas spuadia (em 
man er,—a layer of oa embry- 
onic eedaits spinalis representing 
sa Lage gray columns (emé.). 
rsal and ventral 
aps of thes slate in bivalves 
manual (man‘iial) ~ [L. manus, 
hand.] “y wing-quill borne on the - 
manus or — of Birds ; a primary 
feather (soo 
manubrial potatoe al)a. [L. manu- 
érium, handle. ] Eat heh ngeseniegs 
handle- cam gr (zoo/.), 
anub: maniibritim) ‘ZL. 
prc ea handle.] A cell pro- 
jecting inwards from the shield of 
an anther een globule of Thallo- 
phytes (404.) ; a hypostome or coni- 
cal elevation a the distal end of a 
Hydrozoan polyp ; the chaaiied like 
portion hanging ‘down from the 
