GLOSSARY. 371 



teropodous Molluscs^ in whicli tlie respiration is aquatic, and tlie respi- 

 ratory organs are mostly in t!ie form of distinct gills. 



Branck-i-o-gas-te-rop'o-da (= Branchifera). 



Bkan-ohi-op'o-da (Gr, bragc/iia ; Kud pons, toot). A legion of Crustacea, ia 

 which tlie gills are supported by the feet. 



Bp.as-chi-os'te-gal (Gr. iragclda, gills; siego, I cover). Applied to a mem- 

 brane and rays bv which the gills are protected in many fishes. 



Brev-i-lin'gui-a (iLat. brevis, short ; lingua, tonguej. A division of the La- 

 certilla, 



r)REV-i-PEN-NA'T.E (Lat. bfevis, short; ^;e/7«.a, a wing). A group of the Na- 

 tatorial Birds. 



Bbonch'i (Gr. Irngehos, the windpipe). The branches of the windpipe 

 {trachea), by which the air is conveyed to the vesicles of the lung. 



Bku'ta (Lat. brutus, heavy, stupid). Often used to designate the Mamma- 

 lian order of the Edentata. 



Bry-o-zo'a (Gr. bruon, moss; zo"n, animal). A synonym oi Pohjzoa, a class 

 of the Mollvscoida. 



Buc'cal (Lat. bucca, mouth or cheeks). Connected with the mouth, 



Bur'si-form (Lat. bursa, a purse ; forma, shape). Shaped like a purse ; sub- 

 spherical. 



Bys-sif'e-rods. Producing a byssus. 



Bvs'sus (Gr. bussos, flax). A term applied to the silky filaments by which 

 the Pinna, the common Mussel, and certain other bivalve Mollusca, attach 

 themselves to foreign objects. 



Ca-du-ci-eranch'i-ate ;Lat. cadurns, falling off; Gr. hragchia, gills). ApiDlied 

 to those Amphibians in which the gills full otf before maturity is reached. 



Ca-dd'coiis. Applied to parts which fall off or are shed during the life of the 

 animal. 



C^'cAL (Lat. emeus, blind). Terminating blindlv, or in a closed extremity. 



Cje'cu^ (Lat. Ciecus). A tube which terminates blindly. 



G^s'pi-TOSE (Lat. ccespes, a turf). Tufted. 



Cai-no-zo'ic. (Se« Kainozoio.) 



Cal'car (Lat. for a spur). Applied to the "spurs" of Easorial Birds; and 

 also to the rudiments of the hind limbs in certain Snakes. 



Cai-oa're-ous (Lat. calx, lime). Composed of carbonate of lime. 



Cal'ice. The little cup in which the polype of a coralligenous Zoophyte 

 ( Actinozojii) is contained. 



CAL-Y-co-pHOK'i-DyE (Gr. halux, a cup ; imiphern, I carry). .A.n order of the 

 oceanic Hydrozoa, so called from their possessing bell-shaped swhnmiiig 

 organs (iiecJwcalyces). 



Ca'lyx (Lat. calyx, a cup). Applied to the cup-shaped body of VoHialla 

 (Protozoa), or of a Crinoid [tJchinoderviata). 



Cam-p^in-u-lae'i-dj; (Lat. campanvla, a little bell). Anorderof Ilydroid Zoo- 

 phytes. 



Ca-nine' (Lat. canis, a dog). The eye-tooth of Mammals, or the tooth which 

 is placed at or close to the pnemaxillary suture in the upper jaw, and the 

 corresponding tooth in the lower jaw. 



Ca-pit'u-lum (Lat. dim. of caput, head). Applied to the body of a Barnacle 

 [Lepadidm), from its being supported upon a stalk or peduncle. 



Gae'a-pace. a protective'shield. Applied to the upper shells of Crabs, 

 Lobsters, and many other Crustacea; also to the ease with wdiieh certain 

 of the Infusoria are provided. Also the upper half of the immovable case 

 in which'the body of^ a Chelonian is protected. 



Car-i-ha't^ (Lat. carina, a keel). Applied by Huxley to all those birds in 

 which the sternum is furnished with a median ridge or keel. 



Oar-niv'o-ea (Lat. caro, flesh; i-oro, I devour). An order of the Mammalia. 



Gar-niv'o-rohs (Lat. caro, flesh; voro, I devour). Feeding upon llesh. 



Car'nose (Lat. caro). Fleshv. 



Car-poph'a-ga (Gr. Icarpos, fruit; p?(.ago, I eat). A section of the Marsu- 

 pial ia. 



