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BRITISH BEETLES. 
Apod. Without legs. 
Approximate. Brought near to one another. 
Apterous. Wingless. 
Articulation. Joint. 
Articulated. Jointed. 
Base. The root or bottom. In Coleoptera, the part 
nearest to the centre ; thus, in the thorax, that part 
next the elytra ; and vice versa. 
Basal. Appertaining to the base. 
Bi-, in composition, means a reduplication. 
Calcar. A spur, strong spine, or pointed process. 
Callose. Furnished with a callosity or slight projection 
or elevation. 
Canaliculate. Furnished with one or more channelled 
furrows. 
Carina. A keel or elevated line. 
Castaneous. Chestnut-coloured. 
Catenulate. Chain-like. 
Ciliate. Fringed with hairs ; as the eyelid. 
Clava. The club, knob, or apex of antennae, usually 
more or less abrupt. 
Clavate. Clubbed. 
Concolorous. Uniform in colour; used iu comparison 
of parts. 
Conic. Tapering, like a cone, from base to apex. 
Connate. Soldered together. 
Cordate. Heart-shaped. 
Coriaceous. Leathery. 
Corneous. Of the consistence of horn. 
Costate. With elevated ridges. 
Crenate. Cut into segments of small circles. 
Crenulate. The diminutive of crenate. 
Cretaceous. Chalky. 
