GLOSSARY.* 

Acanthastrea (Gr. akanthos, the acanthus,| Echinaster (Gr. echinos, sea-urchin; aster, 
bear’s foot; aster, a star). A genus of Bhosle A genus of star-fis 
corals. ; eres metra (GY. echinos ; metra, a matrix) 
Ambulacral, Relating to furrow. ‘A genus of echini. 
echinoderms (sea-urchins, pie are sf Echinorhynchus (Gy. echinos; rhugchos, a 
containing pores through which the s propo poe 2. A genus of entoson or inos 
called “feet” are protruded when tie inal w 
- animal moves É chmogutinar: A genus of ta) To 
Ammonites. A genus of fossil cephalopoda| Exindusioid. Not haying an in usium (Lat. 
allied to the eee shirt). The wn ee “a covering of the 
cinoma Als a called Andesine, differing} thecx (spore-cases) of ferns, 
sasi oe ony in in the smaller pro- 
portion of Favia (Lat. favus). A genus of cora 
Anodonta, ppe of fresh-water mussels. | Fission. Generation by por division, as 
Atrypa. A ipere of hg shells. seen in many infusorial animals and 
Augitic. beeen sedof a pyroxene;} plants. 
obliqu OPPAS R e with ang e 
para tel to e faces. Colors from light| Gorgonia (pl. », Lat. mythological name). A 
green to blac. enus of corals. 
Graptolites. A group of fossil animals, 
porte ima Excessively low monad-like EEEE a to be mollusks of the 
ryoz 

Ser plants comprise 
appie and Tillandsia, or “ prs Mose” Habenaria. The Rein-orchis. 
the South. Haicyonoid. Like haleyonium; a genus of 


po olyps. 
opping off; ready to fall. Heliastraa (Gr. kelios, sun; aster, star). A 
sis hath a mre han The an Ai Dai genus of corals. 
Cecidomyia (Gr. ki kekis, vapor; m o suck) grt a The doctrine of spontaneous 
A genus of dipterous gall-fi ie ratio 
OA eae odorata. The “We: a Indian Ce- 
dar;” not however a true cedar. Inoceramus (Gr. is, fiber; keramos, shell). 
Clypeus. A part assi to a the front = Ja Ban ‘shells somewhat like an 
nate geita 
Cæcu m. pl. ceea dthe lower ani-| Zabellum. The odd petal in the orchis fam- 
mals blind sacs 0 ie into th theintestine.| ily. 
columba, a 
re ella. Al Leedi. The Bush-clover; a genus of 
n the Pulse fam : 
nits of of ily. 
Cora tie stb ga i. e.| Leucitophyr. A voleanic rock of the ba- 
the whole colony € se 5 the polyp- saltic series, consisting of augite and leu- 
Cort ex, bark; ye bear-| cite. 
i p% gen aus 9 anid 
ing). etme 
Coke (Lat. ri dato) In Shells the ridges| Liparit €. Vead br T Boi chtofen to designate 
encircling the whorls. Etat ioe Peel By net sith rhyolite. 
ning parallel with the s hovius. A genus of centi 
miharsa (atc The Sedge fam- non pete. Metning fine to lik lithology ; the 
erus e 
oe cup y stully of the mineralogical and chemical 
a composition of rocks. 
Dimerous. Made of two parts, or 
x prenns in twos E Megaptera (Gr. Be ee , great; pieron, wing). 
- Dinosaurian. Relating to an order of ex- F4 ge of wia 
tinct ape eng lizards, 




Dolerite. An igneous rock of the augitic Millepora Lat. mille, thousand; porus, pore, 
eri : composed of labrada and au-| hole). ppe of corals. _ 
gite, often wit ic iron.” nads. À us of excessively 
The Whitlow-grass, a genus of the| protozoa, or cules, of ‘elly like 
Mustard family. ten 
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