PEC- 
pectoralis major and minor,—outer 
and inner chest muscles connecting 
the oo Sear’ tm with shoulder 
and h rus (zo 
pectus (pik tiis) 72. 
Th t or breas 
~— (ee ala a. iL pes foot tl vse ts 
co 
“tt Se _ breast. ] 
e (ped = a 4h, es. 
S Pedctipart 
sadtiperies * (pedat'tpar’ tit) nc i 
pes, foot ; partitus, divided. ]} 
a vari riety palmate leaf ee 
cymose ae ae of the third order 
ol. ). 
pedatisect (pédatiistkt) a. [L. eS i 
sectus, cut. n peda 
— — = rane 
foot. ] 
angium ( ot) ; 
stem of a vrepiaals and fixed or- 
ganism (zoo 
pe 5 “(péd’ istlar'ié) 2. plu. 
[L. pediculus, a small foot. | = 
pincer-like structures studding the 
a of certain Schisodérme 
00 
— pop lnceing: a. [L. pedicu- 
US, oot.] Supported by a 
oe ice set Hymen opter wit 
stalked saduasets cf. pseudo-sessile 
Zool. 
pedicellus Cage tee s) . se pedicu- 
lus, a eee ot.}] A rt foot- 
— (d02.) ; the eceear Soin of 
nsect an ses ool.). 
pedicle Sabre nN. ers ope Se 
all foot.] A short stem (404) ; 
Ze ckoard-projecting Peaenteal 
process (amaz.); the narrow stalk 
shows with abdomen in 
Arachnids (zoo/.). 
Saucer ike sone a simple or ise. 
like a < aceas a chelate structure 
see 
e(pédiing’kl) w. [L. peduncu- 
has a ‘amall foot. ] A stem o r stalk, 
supporting flower or fruit bot) 3 a 
band of white fibres ining differ- 
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ent parts of the brain (amaz,) ; the 
stalk of Brachiopods and Barnacles ; 
the link between thorax 
aah in Insects and Arachwsd 
stoned 
ppl. 
of Hyme 
pelagic (pélaj‘ik) gern pelagus, the 
pen sea.| Oce: ain-inhabitin 
—_ (peta) a, [L. Pelasgus, 
the gian.| Moving fronts place 
[L. pellicula, a 
The delicate pro- 
one cid See t of Protozoa ; any 
filmy protective covering (4/o/.). 
pellions = n. plu. (Gk. pela, 
p. ing of plates supporting 
~ suckers of Echinoids ; rosettes 
Se pelma, sole.] 
pete “et ikl) #. 
(zo 
patie (peta) Nn. 
The sole of the = 
Gk. #elorios, 
monstrous. ] Condition of abnormal 
regularity a modification 0 
ure from irregularity to regularity 
[Gk. pelorios, 
(oo 
pelorie othe tog a. 
us. ] a flower Minion 
regula 
Appl. a 
normally irregular, t 
eaten (pales) n, (Gk. pelte, a shield.] 
The shield-like spore of cer- 
tain Lichens (404. 
peltate (pél'tat) a. [Gk. pelte, : 
shield oe Shield- shaped ; fastened 
= the stalk at fi 2 oint within the 
arg te as a leaf (d04.). 
pakvie ot _ i — a 
Per 
ane ie 
ar Mig Spe vis) 7. (L. _ pelvis, a basin.] 
Vertebrates the bony cavity 
the basal portion of th 
Z.). 
pen (pén) w. [L. penna, a = 
A leaf midsib (bot) ; ‘the skeletal 
part of a cuttlefish (Zool). 
pendulous (pén‘diiliis) a. [L. fen 
