Manual of comparative anatomy and physiology / by S. Messenger Bradley.

  • Bradley, S. Messenger (Samuel Messenger), 1841-1880.
Date:
1874
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    wing), 3 New Zealand bird ■which onlj possesses the rudi- ments of wings, Arachnida (apdxvVf a spider), a class of Arthropoda, Anthozoa {6.vQos, a flower), a class of C®elenterata; generally termed Aetinozoa. ArchcBO'pteryx {apxcuost aincrent; TTTcpv^j a wing), a fossil bird which possessed a tail of true Tertebrse. Artiodactyla {&prio5, even; Sa/c- rvXos, a finger), the cloyen- footed quadrupeds. Ascidioida {cL<rK6s, a bag), or Tuni- cata, an order of Molluscoida. Atrium {atrium, a hall), the large cloa«a or chamber into which the intestine of Ascidioida opens. Autophagi (awrt^v, self; (pdyeiVj to eat), birds whose young are independent of the mother's care on their escape from the egg. Avicularium (avicida dim. of avis, a bird), peculiar little processes found in many of the Polyzoa, shaped like a bird's beak. BalanidcB (^oAauos, an acorn), the acorn shells, a family of Cirripedia. Batrachia {^drpaxos, a frog), for- merly applied to the whole class of Amphibia, now restricted to Frogs and Toads, the Anoura. Blastoidea {^AaarSs, a germ ; eldos, form), an order of Echinoder- mata, now extinct. Brachyura {^pdxvs, short; ovpd, a tail), the crabs, a family of Decapod Crustaceans. Bradypodid.cB {0pa^vs, slow; irovs^, a foot), the Sloths. Branchiostcgal {^pdyx^a, the gills ; ar^yco, I cover), the membrane which covers the gills of fish. Bruta {hrutus, henvy), an order of Mammalia, sometimes called Edentata. Brozoa {^pvou, moss; (ooov, an animal), an order of Molluscoida, now called Polyzoa. Byssus {Bvffffos, flax), the thread- like filaments by which mussels and other Mollusca attach them- seiTes to rocks, &c. CalycopTioridcs {KdXv^, a cup; (p^po), I bear), an order o-f Hydro- zoa.. Campanuhrida (Csmipanula, a bell), an order of Hjdrozoa. Catarhina {Kara, downwards ; pis, piv6s, the nose), a family of Quadrumana com.prising the Antho'opoid ot Tailless Apes. Cavicornia (cavus, hollow; comUf a horn), Ruminants -svith hol- low horns. Cephalopoda {KecpaX-fi, head ; ttovj-, a foot), the highest class of Mollusca, e.g. the Cuttle Fish. Cestaidea [kscttos, a girdle), now called Tseniadn, intestinal worms with flat tape-like bodies. Cestraphori (K€(rrpa, a weapon; (pepuf, I bear), a family of Elas- mobranchii or Sharks, Cetacea {Krjros, a whale), the order of whales. Ch<stog7iatha {x^'^'^'H, hair ; ypudos, jaw), a class or order of Annu- losa containing only Sagitta. Cheiroptera (xe/p, band; rrrrepSy, wing), the Bats, an order of Mammalia. ChelcB {xv^'h, a claw), the prehensile claws terminating the limbs of some Crustacea, e.g. the Lobster. Chelonia [x^Xfjov-r], a tortoise), an order of Eeptilia. Chilognatha (x€?Aos, a lip ; yvd0x)Sy a jaw), an order of Myriapoda. Chilopoda (xexAos, a lip ; irovs, a foot), an order of Myriapoda. Chitine (x'tco?/, a coat), the horny covering which form the exo- skeleton of many Invertebrata, eg. of the Beetles. Ciliograda {ciiium, an eyelash; gradior, I walk), or Ctenophora, an order of Actinozoa. Cirripedia (cirrus, a curl; pes, a foot), a group of Crustacea, e.g. the Barnacles.