GLOSSARY. 107 
indigenous, born in the country, native. 
inflata, blown out, swollen. 
wnstabilis, fluctuating. 
intermédia, varying between two distinct forms. 
involuta, folded inwards. 
widéscent, coloured like a rainbow. 
* DL. 
labiésa, with a large lip. 
lacustris, inhabiting lakes or ponds. 
lévis, smooth. 
lamellata, furnished with plaits.1 
Lamellibranchidta, having leaf-like gills; the name of 
an Order of mollusks. 
lamina, a plate. 
laminata, furnished with plaits. 
lapicida, a stone-cutter. 
latior, broader. 
Léachii, named after Dr. Leach. 
leuicoz6na, banded with white. 
ligament, the elastic substance connecting the valves of 
a bivalve shell. 
Limaz, a slug; the name of a genus. 
Limacide. The name of a Family of mollusks. 
Limnea, inhabiting marshes ; the name of a genus. 
Limneide. The name of a Family of mollusks. 
linedtus, marked with lines. 
lingual dentition. The arrangement of teeth on the 
tongue. The gasteropods are furnished with a “ ribbon” 
set with teeth, which grind against a hard palate. 
1 Lamina means a plate ; lamellata and laminata are used erroneously 
to describe plaits, plications or folds. 
