GLOSSARY. 623 



An-o-mo-don'ti-a (Gr. anomos, irregular; odons, tooth). An extinct cider of 

 JKeptileS, often called JHeynodonPm. 



As-o-mc'ba (Gr, anomos, irregular ; oura, tail). A trite of Decapod Crusta- 

 cea, of which the Hermit-crab is the type. 



Au-o-PLTj'iiA (Gr. anoplos, unarmed ; oura, tail). An order of Apterous Insects. 



A-noti'ba (Gr. o, without; oura, taU). The order of AmpMbia oomprisine 

 the Frogs and Toads, in which the adult is destitute of a taU. Often called 

 JUatracMa. 



Ak-ten'n^ (Lat. antenna, a yard-arm). The jointed hofts or feelers pos- 

 sessed hy the majority of the ArUcutata. 



An-tbn'ncles (dim. of antennae). Applied to the smaller pair of antennae in 

 the Crustacea, 



An'theo-poid. 



Atr-n-BEA'cHi-irM (Gr. anti, in front of; IracMon, the aim). The fore-arm 

 of the higher Vertebrates, composed of the radius and ulna. 



Ant'leks. Properly the branches of the horns of the Deer tribe ( Cermdm), 

 but generally applied to the entire horns. 



An'tli-a- (Lat. antUa, a pump). The spiral trunk or proboscis with which 

 Butterflies and other Lepido^teroos Insects suck up tne juices of flowers. 



Aph-a-nip'te-ba (Gr. apTianos, inconspicuous ; pteron, a wing). An order of 

 Insects comprismg the Fleas. 



Ap-la-cen-ta li-a. The section of^^Marn'maUa, comprising the two divisions 

 of the DidelpMa and MonodelpMa, in which the young is not fui-nished 

 with a placenta. 



Ap'o-da (Gr. a, without; porfes, feet). Applied to those fishes which have no 

 ventral fin's. Also to the footless CaiciU(z among the Amphibia. 



Ap'o-dal. Devoid of feet. 



Ap-o-dem'a-ta (Gr. apodaio, I portion off). Applied to certain chitinous 

 septa which divide the tissues m Crustacea. 



Ap'te-ba (Gr. o, without; pteron, a wing). A division of Insects, which is 

 characterized by the absence of wjngs in the adult condition. 



Ap'teb-ous. Devoid of wings. 



Ap'teb-tx (Gr. a, without ; pterux, a wing). A wingless bird of Kew Zea- 

 land, belonging to the order Cursorea. 



A-quat'io. 



A-quit'e-eous. 



A-eaoh'ki-da (Gr. aracTine, a spider). A class of the Articulata, comprising 

 Spiders, Scorpions, and allied animals. 



Ae-a-ne'i-da. 



Ae-bo-ees'oent. Branched like a tree. 



Ae-oh^-op'te-eyx (Gr. archaios, ancient ; pterux, wing). The singular fossil 

 bird which alone constitutes the order of the Saururoe. 



Aeoh-ek-oeph'a-la (Gr. archo, I overrule; eghepludos, brain). The name 

 applied by Owen to his fourth and highest group 01 MammaUa, compris- 

 ing Man alone. 



Ab-e-na'ce-ohs. Sandy, or composed of grains of sand. 



Ab-theop'o-da. 



Ab-tio-u-la'ta (Lat. articulnis, a joint). A division of the animal kingdom, 

 comprising Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Crustaceans, oharactemed by 

 the possession of jointed bodies or jointed limbs. The term Arfhropoda is 

 now more usually employed. 



A»-n-o-i)Ao'TY-LA (Gr. aj-fe'o*, even ; dahtuloSj a finger or toe). ■ A division 

 of the hoofed quadrupeds ( Ungulata) in which each foot has an even num- 

 ber of toes (two or four). 



Ab-cid-i-oi'da (Gr. askos, a bottle; eidos, a form). A synonym of Tumicata, a 

 class of Molluscous animals, which have the shape, in many cases, of a two- 

 necked bottle. 



A-aEx'u-AL. Applied to modes of reproduction in which the sexes are not 

 concerned. 



A-siph'o-nate. Not possessing a respiratory tube or siphon. (Applied to a 

 division of the LamelKbranehiate Molluscs.) 



