A first book in organic evolution / by D. Kerfoot Shute.

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1899
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    ation that is later on occupied by the centers of the bodies of the vertebrae. It separates a dorsal nervous system from a ventral alimentary (digestive) canal. The notochord is per- sistent in its entirety in Leptocardians and Marsipobranchs and also in some pisces, as the sturgeon. O-don-tor'ni-thes [Gr. odous, a tooth; ornis, bird.] Including all those extinct birds having teeth. CE-soph'a-gus [Gr. oiso, will bear; phagein, eat.] The gullet; the membranous tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach. On-tog e-ny [Gr. on, being; genesis, origin.] The history of the evolution of the individual; the development of the individual. On-to-ge-net'ic [Gr. on, being; genesis, origin.] Pertaining to ontogeny. On-y-choph'o-ra [Gr. onyx, claw; pherein, bear.] Arthro- pods including only a single genus, the cuiious caterpillar- like Peripatus. Oosperm [Gr. oon, egg; sperma, semen.] A fertilized ovum. The first stage in the existence of a human being is called oosperm. O-per'cu-lum [Lat. lid.] The gill-cover. O-phid'i-a [Gr. op/tis, serpent.] Serpents; snakes. Oppo’nens Hallu'cis [Lat. ob, pono, to place over against; hallux, great toe.] The name of a muscle in the foot. Or-do-vi’cian [ordovices, ancient Celtic tribe in Wales ] Or-nith-o-del'phi-a [Gr. ornis, bird; delphys, womb.] A sub- class of oviparous mammals. Or-o-hip'pus [Gr. or os, mountain; hippos, horse.] Or-tho-cer'a-tites [Gr. orthos, straight; keras, horn.] Os’te-o-blasts [Gr. osteon, bone; blastano, sprout.] Os te-o-clasts [Gr. osteon, bone; klao, destroy.] Os’tra-co-derms [Gr. ostrakon, shell; derma, skin.] Ovum [Lat. egg.] Female germ-cell; female, encysted, sexual cell. O-vip'a rous [Lat. ovum, egg; pairo, produce.] Producing eggs that mature and are hatched outside the body. Pal'li-um [Gr. mantle,] Pa-lae-o lith'ic [Gr. palaios, ancient; lilhos, stone.] Pa-lae o-zo'ic [Gr. palaios, ancient; zoe, life.] Pan-do-ri’na mor'um [Gr. Pandora; moron, mulberry.]