326 GLOSSARY. 



Cak'pxts (Gr. ia?yo«, the wrist). The small tones which intervene between 



the fore-arm and the metacarpus. 

 Ca-tae'khin-a (Gr. iota, downward; rJrnies, nostrils). A group of the 



Cau'dai. (Lat. Cauda, the tail). Belonging to the tail. 



Cav-i-oob'hi-a (Lat. caws, hollow ; cor9M, & horn). The " hollow-homed " 



Euminants, in which the horn consists of a central bony " hom-core " sur- 

 rounded by a homy sheath. 

 Cen'tkum (Gr. kentron, the point round which a circle is described by a pair 



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

 Ce-phax'io (Gr. hepJude, head). Belonging to the head. 

 Ceph-a-lo-beanoh'i-ate (Gr. ixpTtale ; aud irafeJda, gills). Carrying gills upon 



the head. Applied to a section of the Annelida, which, like the Serpuloe, 



have tufts of external gills placed upon the head. 

 Ceph-a-loph'o-ka (Gr. kephale ; scaipnero, I carry). Used synonymously with 



Encephala, to designate those Mollusca which possess a distinct head. 

 Ceph-a-lop'o-da ( Gr. TcephaU ; smdpodes, feet) . A class of the Mblhiica, com- 

 prising the Cuttle-fishes and their allies, in which there is a series of arms 



ranged round the head. 

 Ceph-a-lo-tho'rax (Gr. hepTtale; andtTuvax, chest). The anterior division 



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



coalesced head and chest. 

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

 Cek'e-beal. 

 Ceb'e-beum. 



Ceb'vi-oal (Gr. cervix, neck). Connected with the region of the neck. 

 Ces-toid'e-a (Gr. testoi, a girdle). An old name for the Tceniada, a class of 



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

 Ces-teaph'o-ei (Gr. Icestra, a weapon; »Aero, I carry). The group of i;'Zo«no- 



brancldi represented at the present day by the Port Jackson Shark. 

 Ce-ta'ce-a (Gr. Tcetos, a whale). The order of Mammals comprising the 



Whales and Dolphins. . 

 Ch^-tog'na-tha (Gr. cAa^7e, bristle ; ^?tc^Ao«, jaw). An order of the Anur- 



thropoda, comprising only the oceanic genus Sagitta. 

 Chei-eop'tek-a (Gr. cAeir, hand; pteron, a wing). The order of Mammals 



comprising the Bats. 

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



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

 Che'late. Possessing ohelse ; applied to a limb. 

 Che-lio'e-e« (Gr. cmU, a claw; and heras, a horn). The prehensile claws 



of the Scorpion, supposed to be homologous with antennse. 

 Che-lo'ot-a (Gr. cTielone, a tortoise). The order of Eeptiles comprising the 



Tortoises and Turtles. 

 Che-lo-no-ba-tea'chi-a (Gr. cTielone, a tortoise; hatrachos, a frog). Some- 

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

 Chi-log'u A-THA (Gr. cheilos, a lip ; aud gnat/ios, a jaw). An order of the My- 



Chi-lop'o-da (Gr. cheilos/ andpodes, feet). An order of the Myriapoda. 



Chi'tine (Gr. cMton, a coat). The peculiar chemical principle, nearly allied 

 to horn, which fomis the exoskeleton in many Invertebrate animals, espe- 

 cially in the AHhropoda (Crustacea, Insecta, etc.). 



Chlo'eo-phyll (Gr. chloros, green; aadplmllon, a leaf). The green coloring 

 matter of plants. 



Cheo-mat'o-phoees (Gr. chroma, complexion, or color; and ^^«ro, I carry). 

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

 ment of Cuttle-fishes. 



Chets'a-lis (Gr. chrusos, gold). The motionless pupa of butterflies and 

 moths, 80 called because sometimes exhibiting a golden lustre. 



Cht-la'qub-oub fldid. a fluid consisting partly of water derived from the 

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

 body-oavity or perivisceral space in many luvertebratas (Anndides, Hchino- 



