GLOSSARY. 
sus. A — of the hemipterous fam- | 
Is 
ily Cer 
Jatropha. The Spurge-nettle. 
Juncus, pl. Junci. The Rush. 
Jurassic. A geological formation. 
Kjekkenmeddings, pronounced ae: 
en-merdings. From the Danis 
meaning kitchen-refuse. 
um. The second pair of maxille of 
ates: pda ag into n piece 
forming the under of insects, and 
opposed to the eras or ees ip. 
pmsl Relating to a lake. 
amna. A genus of Sharks. 
Tarai, The first stage of the young in- 
sect sede * hatching. 
us 
= so 
Laurentian. A ai formation,the 
oldest anes T iua from the St. 
Lawrence 
r E A 
pte (Gr. lepis, scale, pteron, 
wing, AAN ANE PA J JA e gerig of 
insects; po ee moths. 
Léporides e Hare: 
Leptorine. Relaring t k the h 
Lesleyite. her 
Lespedeza. Tha Bush-elover: 
Lestes. A genu small Dragon-flies. 
Tabelka T ibeta, =f little book). a the 
Lennon ` A genus of Diatoms. 
Liliacee. The Lily fa amily. 
AE (Gr. limacodes, herb-feeding). 
A “ag Bombycidz, whose larva 
apii 
Limneæa. i genus of fresh-water snails. 
Limnanthacee. The Limnanthus a_i, 
Linaria. The Wood-flax; a genus 
the Fig-wort family. 
indera. The Benzoi 
Lingual. pe o 
i rh 
Lingula ( 
petai y r genus of htt Newb ingua, 
Also the name of a sub-formation of 
the Lower p formation. 
Linum. The 
elating to the 
of Shell 
riodendron 
partons (L. "Titian. 
Lyceena (Gr. lukaina, she-wolf). A genus 
of butterflies. 
ianas. A genus of “ at Bands! flea,” 
pod Crustacea. 
Macropus (Gr. macros, large, pous, foot). 
Macrosaurus _ macros, Jyh 7 
reptile). A gigantic fossil odile. 
685 
Mandible. The biting, chewing “jaws? 
or first pair of jaws of insects, corre- 
sponding to the jaw and teeth of verte- 
brate animals. 
p ape ag rig a opterous family, 
med fi e typical genus Man- 
tis, “the rama Insect. 
Marsupials. The Pouched pgp ya 
Ma The May- a a genus of 
; the rock in which 
setea- are imb 
gas The amiy — applied also 
e second mhe M pame ot lasete 
Maticago, k. A genus of the 
` Pulse fam 
Medullary. Ses to the spinal mar- 
a or ‘hese 
Megatichtiys stor 
ieh). 
Menobranc. hus (Gr. menos, atren eth, 
beapches gill). A genus of gilled sala- 
pomi Gr. menos, poma, operculum, 
d i gina ae Of geese page = 
heesoatie (Gr. mesos, middle 
mal). The midäle division of f gcolog- 
oic being 
most 
Metamorphic. Relating to crys 
een 4 eae from pemapiigtnes Neto etc. 
etatarsus, 
he toes and tarsus, 
Micrasterias (Gr. micros, small, aster, 
star). A genus of 
ra (L. mille, onsand, porus, 
pore, hole). A genus of Corals. 
(Gr. meion, less, kainos, recent). 
The second division of the Tı 
epoci 
The Horse- 
ieena Fro nc A yon. “he branch 
or sub-kingdom o of Shell-fish, etc. 
Monochromatic. anyon oh — ona color. 
Monæcious. Having stam or pistils 
Monopetalous. Whoa me n the corolla is com- 
posed of but on 
Morphology. The study of typical forms. 
Mucedinee. A group of minute fungi, 
E r a genus of minute fungi, or 
mould. 
rtite. With many y partitions. 
Museidæ., A family of Diptera, tera, so called 
