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Index 



AN SERI FORMES, an'serifor'mez (L. 



anser, goose + form) 428 



The goose-like birds. Aquatic 

 birds with beaks covered with a soft, 

 Sensitive membrane and edged with 

 horny lammellae. 



ANTENNA, anten'a (L. antenna, a 

 sail-yard ) 314 



AiNTENNULE, anten'ule (L. dim, from 

 antenna) 314 



ANTERIOR-POSTERIOR DIFFEREN- 

 TIATION 266 



ANTHER, an'ther (G-. anthos, flower) 

 The part of the stamen which bears 

 the pollen. 



ANTHERIDIUM, antheri'dium (plural, 

 antheridia) ; (G. antheros, flowering 

 + idios, one's own, personal ) , defi- 

 nition of 188, 209, 217 



ANTHOMEDUSAE, an'thomedu'sa (G. 



anthos, a flower + medusa) 421 



A typical genus of the family An- 

 thomedusidae. 



ANTHOZOA, anthozo'a (G. anthos, 

 flower + zoon, an animal). 257, 422, 430 



Animal plants. A former class or 

 large group of zoophytes somewhat 

 like modern actinozoa. 



ANTHROPOMORPHISM, an'thropo- 

 mor'fism (G. anthropos, man + 

 morphe, form) , definition of 173 



ANTIBODY, an'tibod'i (G. anti, 

 against -f- A. S. bodig, body), defi- 

 nition of 200' 



ANTIGEN, an'tijen (G. anti, against 

 + genos, birth), definition of 200 



ANTIPATHIDEA, antipath'ide (G. 

 antipathes, of opposite feeling or 



property) 422 



A family of black, sclerobasic 

 corals, with branched fibrous axis, 

 and soft friable coenenchyma. 



ANTIPODAL CELLS, anti'podal (G. 

 anti, against + pous (podos) foot), 

 definition of 245 



ANTISEPTIC, antisep'tik (G. anti, 

 against + sepsis, putrefaction), 

 definition of 193 



ANTITOXIN, an'titok'sin (G. anti, 

 against + toxikon, poison for 

 arrows ) , definition of 198 



ANURA, anew'rah (G. an, without; 



oura, tail ) 427 



Tailless amphibia. 



ANUS OF FROG, ay'nus (L. ring) ... 45 



AORTA, aor'ta (G. aorte, to lift) 54 



AORTIC ARCHES, aor'tik (G. aorte, 

 the Great Artery) 59 



APHIS MAIDIRADICIS, afis (doubt- 

 ful origin) 313 



Plant-sucking insects. 



APIDAE, ap'ide (L. a bee) 368 



The bee familv. 



APIS MELLIFERA 355 



APIS NOSE MA, a'pis (L. a bee) 154 



APLACOPHORA, aplakof'ora (G. a, 

 without + plaxnia, flat part + 



phoros, to bear) 423 



A suborder of Amphineura, having 

 a spiculed, vermiform body, with foot 

 absent or" merely a groove. 



APOOYNUM ANDROSAEMIFOLIUM, 

 apos'mum (G. apokunon, a plant) . .236 



APOD A, ap'oda (G. a, without + pous, 

 foot) 425 



APONEUROSIS apoh'newrow'sis (G. 

 apo, from + neuron, tendon ) , defini- 

 tion of 78 



APOTHECIA, apothe'sia (G. apo, 

 away + theke, cup ) 206 



APPENDICITIS, apendisl'tes (L. ad, 

 to + pendere, to hang) 303 



APPENDICULAR SKELETON, apen- 

 dik'ular (see Appendix), definition 

 of 73 



APPLICATIONS VS. PRINCIPLES . 25, 33 



APPOSITION IMAGE, ap'ozish'un (L. 

 ad, to + ponere, to place ) , definition 

 of 323 



APTERYGIFORMES, apterl' j if orm'ez 

 (G. a, + pteron) 428 



AQUATIC, akwa'tik (L. aqua, water) .224 



AQUEOUS HUMOR, a'kweus (L. aqua, 

 water) 70 



AQUINAS, THOMAS, akwi'nas 379 



ARACHNIDA, arak'nida (G. arachne, 



spider) 432 



An old genus of spiders. 



A RAG HN OI DEA, araknoid'ea ( G. 

 arachne, spider + eidos, form . . 424, 433 

 Spiders. 



ARANEAE, ara'nea (G. arachne, 

 spider ) 424 



AROELLA, arsel'a (N. L. diminutive 

 of area, little box), definition of . . . .148 



ARCHAEN, arke'an (G. archaios, an- 

 cient) 396 



ARCHESPORE, ar'kespor (G. arche, 



beginning + sporos, seed 240, 245 



( Spore-mother-cell. ) 



ARCHI ANNELID A, arkianeTlda (G. 

 archi, first -f- annulus, a ring) .... 



284, 423,431 



A subclass of annelida, supposed 

 to be the nearest living relatives of 

 the archetypal segmented worms. 



ARCHIMEDES, arkime'des 24,25 



ARCHINEPHRIC DUCT, arkinef'rik 

 (G. archi, first + nephros, the kid- 

 ney) 207,208 



ARCHOPLASMIC, arkoplas'mik (G. 

 archon, ruler + plasma, something 

 moulded) , definition of 91 



AREOLAR, are'olar (L. areola, 

 small space) ., Ill 



