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Sophistical.

A group of nudibranchiate Mollusca having on the back papilliform or branched organs serving as gills.

A ceratobranchial bone, or cartilage.

A genus of ganoid fishes, of the order Dipnoi, first known as Mesozoic fossil fishes; but recently two living species have been discovered in Australian rivers. They have lungs so well developed that they can leave the water and breathe in air. In Australia they are called salmon and baramunda. See Dipnoi, and Archipte…

A ceratohyal bone, or cartilage, which, in man, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.

feet in length, and the skull bears a bony horn core on the united nasal bones. See Illustration in Appendix.

An order of sponges in which the skeleton consists of horny fibers. It includes all the commercial sponges.

To exhibit mental activity; to have the brain in action.

Action of the brain, whether conscious or unconscious.

The act or habit of chattering. [Colloq.]

A salt of chloric acid; as, chlorate of potassium.

See Aurochloride.

To tame. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

The act of taming. [Obs.] Ray.

The reducing of anything to ashes by combustion; cinefaction.

To roll or turn round; to cause to perform a rotary or circular motion. Ray.

The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round. A certain turbulent and irregular circumgyration. Holland.

Moving in a circle; turning round. Hawthorne.

Having cirri along the margin of a part or organ.

See under Cloud.