GLOSSARY. 625 



teropodous Molhtsos, in which the respiration is aqviatio, and the respi- 

 ratory organs are mostly in the form of distinct gills. 



Beanoh-i-o-oas-te-eop'o-da (= Branchifera). 



Bras-ohi-op'o-da (Gr. hragchia; and ^oms, foot). A legion of Onistaeea,'va. 

 which the gills are supported by the feet. 



Bbah-ohi-os'te-oai. (Gr. oragoTiia^ gOls ; stego, I cover). Applied to a mem- 

 brane and lays by which the gills are protected in many fishes. 



Bbev-i-lin'odi-a (Lat. irevia, short ; Imgua, tongue). A division of the Za- 



BEEV-i-PEir-iirA'T.« (Lat. brevis, short ; penna, a wing). A group of the Na- 

 tatorial Birds. 



Beonoh'i (Gr. brogchos, the windpipe). The branches of the windpipe 

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



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

 lian order of the lldentata. 



B»y-o-zo'a (Gr. bruon, moss ; zo'ii, animal). A synonym otlblyzoa, a class 

 of the Moiluscoida, 



Bdo'oal (Lat. hucca, mouth or cheeks). Connected with the mouth. 



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

 spherical. 



Bts-sif'e-eous. Producing a byssus. 



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

 the Mnna, the common Mussel, and certain other bivalve Molktsca, attach 

 themselves to foreign objects. 



Ga-dtt-oi-beanoh'i-atb (Lat. eaducus, falling off ; Gr. IragcMa, giUs). Applied 



to those Amphibians m which the gills fall off before maturity is reached. 

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



animal. 

 C^'cAL (Lat. c<Ecus, blind). Terminating blindly, or in a closed extremity. 

 C^'odm; (Lat. ccecus). A tube which terminates blindly. 

 Ces'pi-tose (Lat. cmspes, a turf). Tufted. 

 Cai-no-zo'io. (Sf«Kainozoic.) 

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



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

 Cal-oa'ee-ous (Lat. calx, lime). Composed of carbonate of lime. 

 Oai,'ice. The little cup in which the polype of a ooralligenous Zoophyte 



( ActmasoSn) is contained. 

 Cal-y-oo-phoe'i-d^ (Gr. halux, a cup ; andphero, I carry). An order of the 



oceanic .^(irozoa, so called irom their possessing bell-shaped swimming 



organs (neehocalyoea). 

 Ca'lyx (Lat. cah/x, a cup). Applied to the cup-shaped body of Vortiodla 



{Protozoa), or of a Ormmd {MoMnodermata). 

 CAM:-PAiif-u-i.AE'i-i>.B (Lat. cam^aimla, a little bell). An order of Hydroid Zoo- 



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

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

 corresponding tooth in the lower jaw. , , , j. t, ■, 



CA-piT'u-nrat (Lat. dim. of caput, head). Applied to the body of a Barnacle 

 (Zepadidcs), from its being supported upon a stalk or peduncle. . „ , 



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

 Lobsters, and many other Crustacea; also to the case with which certain 

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

 in which the body of a Chelonian is protected. , . j . 



Cae-i-na't.*! (Lat. carina, a keel). Applied by Huxley to all those birds m 

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



Cae-stv'o-ea (Lat. caro, fiesh ; voro, I devour). An order of the Mammalia. 



OAE-Hiv'o-Eors (Lat. caro, flesh ; voro, I devour), deeding upon flesh. 



Cab'kose (Lat. cctro). Fleshy. , . xj :> ^t. nr 



Cae-poph'a-oa (Gr. harpos, fruit; phago, I eat). A section of the Marm- 

 pialia. 



