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

Date:
1899
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Credit: A first book in organic evolution / by D. Kerfoot Shute. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sty-lo-nych’i-a. Su-pra-oe sooh-ag'e-al [Lat. supra, above; oesophagus.] Tar'si-us [Gr. tarsos, any flat surface.] Tax-o-nom'ic [Gr. taxis, orderly arrangement; nemein, dis- tribute.] Pertaining to systematic classification. Tel-e-os'to-mi [Gr. teleos, perfect; stoma, mouth.] A divi- sion of fishes with well-developed dentary and maxillary and membrane bones; includes all fishes except Elasmobranchii and lower forms. Tel'e-osts [Gr. teleos, perfect; osteon, bone.] A subdivision of Teleostomi that includes most fishes; decussation of optic nerves; non-contractile arterial bulb. Ter'ti-a-ry [Lat. tertius, third.] Tet'ra-o cu'pi-do [Lat. tetrao, pheasant; Cupido, the God of Love. ] Thal-am-en-ceph'a-lon [Gr. thalamos, chamber; enkep/ialos, brain.] A fundamental segment of the brain. Thal'a-mi [Gr. thalamos, chamber.] The lateral boundaries of the thalamencephalon. Thal'loph'y-ta [Gr. thallos, young branch; phyton, plant.] The-ro-mor'pha [Gr. ther, beast; morphe, form.] Tho-mi'sus cit're-us. Ti-mor'. Top knots. Crests or tufts of feathers growing on the heads of birds. Toxalbu'min [Gr. toxikon, poison; albumin, <Lat. albus, white.] Tri-as'sic [Gr. trias, three.] Tri'lo bites [Gr. treis, three; lobos, lobe.] Tu-ni-ca'ta [Lat. tunica, tunic] A class of Chordata called Sca-squirts or Ascidians. Tynes [AS. find, prong.] The spike or prong of an antler. Un-gu-la'ta [Lat. unguis, nail.] The order of hoofed mam- mals. U ro-de’la [Gr. our a, tail; delos, manifest.] The tailed Amphibians. U'te-rus [Lat. uterus, womb.] The organ of a female animal in which the young are protected and developed before birth. Vac’u-ole [Lat vacuus, empty.] The little cavities in cells containing watery solutions.