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Cae'pl-s (Gr. karpos^ the wrist). Tlie small bones which intervene between 



the lore-arm and the metacarpus. 

 Ca-tar'rhin-a (Gr. kata^ dowTiWurd; I'hincs^ nostrils). A group of the 



Quadrumana. 

 Cau'dal (Lat. cauda^ the tail). Bclongin]i^ to the tail. 



Cav-i-cor'ni-a (Lat. raz'v.';, hollow ; oor;;'/, a horn). The "hollow-homed" 

 Kuminants, in whicli the horn consists of a central bony "horn-core" sur- 

 rounded by a horny slieath. 

 Cen'teum (Gr. kenii-on^ the point round which a circle is described by a pair 



of compasses). The central portion or •' body " of a vertebra. 

 Te-phal'ic (Gr. hepliale, head). Belonging to the head. 

 Cepu-a-lo-branch'i-ate (Gr. ke])}iaU ; and oragchia^ giil«). Oarryinggills upon 

 the head. Applied to a section of the Annelida^ which, like thu^SerpuliX^ 

 have tufts of external gills placed upon the head. 

 Ceph-a-lopii'o-ra (Gr. kephale ; eLndphero, I carry). Used synonymously with 



Encephala^ to designate those Motlusca which "possess a liistin'ct head. 

 Ceph-a-lop'o-da {Gv.kepJiale ; and podfs, feet). A class of the MoUusca^ coin- 

 prising the Cuttle-fishes and their allies, m which there is a series ot anus 

 ranged round the head. 

 Ceph-a-lo-tho'rax (Gr. kcphah ; and ^AoT-ax, chest). The anterior division 

 of the body in many Crustacea and Arachnida^ which is composed of the 

 coalesced head and chest. 

 Cere. The naked space found at the base of the bill of some birds. 

 Cer'e-eral. 

 (.'eh'e-brum. 



Cer'vi-cal (Gr. cervix^ neck). Connected with the rcfjion of the neck. 

 Ces-toit-)'e-a (Gr. kestos-^ a girdle). An old name lor the 7(Eniada, a class of 



intestinal worms with flat bodies like tape (hence the name Tapeworms). 

 Ces-traph'o-ki (Gr. kestra, a weapon ; T^Asro, I carry). The group of A'lamiO' 



branchil represented at the present day by the Fort Jackson Shark. 

 Ce-ta'ce-a (Gr. kHos^ a whale). The order of Mammals comiirising the 



Whales and Dolphins. 

 Ch^-tog'na-tha ((jr. rZ^a//(?, bristle ; gno.thos.';\i\\\). An order of the Anar- 



ihr&poda^ comprising only the oceanic genus Sagitta. 

 Chei-eop'ter-a (Gr. cJieir^ hand; pteron^ a wing). The order of Mammals 



comprising the Bats. 

 Che'l.e (Gr. clide^ a claw). The prehensile claws with which some of the 



limbs are terminated in certain Vrudacea^ such as the Crab, Lobster, etc. 

 Cue'late. Possessing chelte ; applied to a limb. 

 <_'iie-ltc'e-r^ (Gr. cheJe^ a claw; and kei^as^ a bom). The prehensile cliiwa 



of the Scoryiion, supposed to be homologous with antenn;p. 

 Che-lo'ni-a (Gr. chelone^ a tortoise). The order of Kcptiles comprising the 



Tortoises and Turtles. 

 Che-lo-no-ba-tra'chi-a (Gr. chdone^ a tortoise; hatrachos^ a frog). Some- 

 times applied to the Amphibian order of the Avoiira (Frogs and Toads). 

 Chi-log'na-tua (Gr. cheilos^ a lip ; and gnathos^ a jaw). An order of the My- 



riapoda. 

 Chi-lop'o-da (Gr. clteilos ; oMdpodes^ feet). An order of the Myriapoda. 

 Ciu'tine (Gr. chiton., a coat). The peculiar chemical principle, nearly allied 

 to born, which fonns the exoskeleton in many Invertebrate animals, espe- 

 cially in the Arthropoda i Crustacea, Insecta, etc. I. 

 Chlo'ko-phtll (Gr. chloros, green; xxndphuUnu, a leaf). The green coloring 



matter of plants. 

 Chro-mat'o-phores (Gr. chroma^ complexion, or color; and phero, I carry). 

 Little sacs which contain pigment-granules, and are found in the integu- 

 ment of Cuttle-tishes. 

 CnRY9'A-Lia (Gr. chrusos, gold). The motionless pupa of butterflies and 



raoths, so called because sometimes exhibiting a golden lustre. 

 Chy-la'que-ous fluid, a fluid consisting ]iartly or water derived from the 

 exterior, and partly of the products of digestion (chyle), occupying tlie 

 body-cavity or perivisceral space in many Invertebrates (.-l/i/i^i'/t/c,';, EcJiiiw 



