GLOSSABY. 



embracing the spiders, scor- 

 piojs, and mites. 



A'ke-o-latb. Purnislied with 

 small areas; like a network. 



A-kis'tate. Furnished with a 

 hair. 



Ar-thro'po-da (Gr. a, without ; 

 arthros, a joint ; pous, podoS, 

 foot) Those Articulata with 

 jointed feet. 



Ab-ti-cu-la'ta {hsX.articulus, di- 

 minutive of artus, a joint). 

 Cuvier's subkingdom of worms, 

 Crustacea, and insects. 



Ae-ti-o-dac'ty-la (Gr. artios, 

 even; daktulos, finger or toe). 

 Those Ungulates wiih an even 

 number of toes, as the ox. 



A-SBx'u-AL. Applied to animals, 

 especially insects, in which the 

 ovaries or reproductive organs 

 are imperfectly developed ; and 

 which produce eggs or young 

 by budding. 



Au-kb'li-a. Old term for the 

 pupa of an insect. 



Au'ki-cle (Lat. auricula, a little 

 ear). One of the cavities of 

 the heart of moUusks and verte- 

 brates. 



Az'y-gos (or, without ; zugon, a 

 yoke, a pair). An organ, such 

 as a nerve or artery, situated 

 in the middle line of a bilater- 

 ally symmetrical animal, which 

 has therefore no fellow. 



B>a:-N0'PODA (Gr. haino, to walk). 

 The thoracic legs of insects. 



B^'no-bome (Gr. baino, to walk; 

 soma, body). The thorax of in- 

 sects. 



Bi'fid. Divided into two parts; 

 forked. 



Blas'to-derm (blastoa, a bud or 



sprout ; derma, skin). The outer 



layer of the germ-cells of the 



embryo. 

 Blas'to-porb. The mouth of 



the gastrula. 

 Blas'to-sphbrb. The embryo 



when consisting of a single 



cell-layer. 

 Bran'chi-a. a gill or respiratory 



organ of aquatic animals. 

 Bran'chi-al. Relating to the 



gills or branchiae. 

 Boc'cAL. Relating to the mouth 



cavity; or rarely to the cheeks. 

 Bul'late. Blistered. 



Ca-dtj-ci-bkan'ohi-ate (Lat. ca- 

 ducus, falling off; Qr.bragchia, 

 gills). Applied to those Ba- 

 irachia in which the gills be- 

 come absorbed before adult life. 



Cal'ca-ra-ted. Armed with 

 spurs. 



Ca'lts. a little cup ; often ap- 

 lied to the body of a Crinoid. 



Cap'itatb. Ending in a head or 

 knob. 



Cbn-triim. The body or central 

 part of a vertebra. 



Cb-phal'ic. Relating to the 

 cephalum or head. 



Ce-phal'o-meeb. a cephalic seg- 

 ment of an Arthropod. 



Ce-phal'o-some. The head of in- 

 sects, Arachnida and Myrio- 

 poda. 



Cer-co'po-da (Gr. cercos, tail; 

 pous, podos, foot). The last pair 

 of jointed abdominal appen- 

 dages of insects; the "cerci." 



Chb'la. The terminal portion of 

 a limb with a movable lateral 

 part, like the claw of a crab ; as 



