GLOSSARY 
Bicolor, having two colors. 
Bicuspid, having two cusps. 
Brachyodont, having a short or low crown ; applied to the teeth of the 
CervidcB. 
Bulla, pi. bullcB, the inflated portion of the bony part of the 
external meatus of the ear. 
Canine, the teeth between the incisors and molars, usually conical 
in shape, wanting in rodents. 
Carnassial, the large cutting teeth of Carnivora; last upper pre- 
molar and first lower molar in CanidcB and F elides. 
Carpus, the collection of bones at the end of the forearm, forming 
the wrist joint. 
Centrale, a bone situated in the middle of the typical carpus and 
tarsus, often wanting. 
Clavicle, the collar bone. 
Conch, the external ear. 
Condyle, a protuberance on the end of a bone, serving to form an 
articulation with another bone. 
Coronoid process, a projection or process on the lower jaw which 
gives insertion to the temporal muscle ; coronoid means 
resembling the beak of a crow. 
CrepusctUar, coming out or active at twilight. 
Cusp, any prominence or protuberance of the crown of a tooth. 
Deciduous, shed at certain times, either periodically, or once in 
the life of an animal, as in the case of certain teeth. 
Dichotomously , dividing by subdivision into two parts or pairs. 
Digitigrade, walking on the toes. 
Diurnal, active by day. 
Dorsal, belonging to the back. 
Emargination, having the margin cut away or into. 
Entepicondylar foramen, a foramen near the condyle of the humerus 
and which transmits a nerve. 
Fauna, the animals of a country or district. 
Foramen, plural foramina, a hole or opening, usually in a bone. 
Fossorial, digging and living in burrows. 
Hallux, the first toe of the hind foot, the big toe in man. 
Hibernate, to spend the winter in a state of torpidity. 
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