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cts as a lung, and the nostrils open inside the mouth. See Ceratodus, and Illustration in Appendix.

s the hippopotamus; -- so named because of its two large front teeth. See Illustration in Appendix.

ns have been found beneath the peat of swamps in Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also Illustration of Antler. -- Cape elk (Zoöl.), the eland.

icula of the alimentary canal. Balanoglossus is the only known genus. See Illustration in Appendix.

e dog flea (P. canis) takes its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix. A flea in the ear, an unwelcome hint or unexpected reply, annoying like a flea; an irritating repulse; as, to put a flea in one's ear; to go away with a flea in one's ear. -- Beach flea, Black flea, etc. See under Beach…

The parasitic worm that causes the gapes in birds. See Illustration in Appendix.

cluding the hairworms or hair eels (Gordius and Mermis). See Gordius, and Illustration in Appendix.

animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helminths.

species, only the chimæras; -- called also Holocephala. See Chimæra; also Illustration in Appendix.

n of ganoids, including the gar pike, bowfin, etc.; the bony ganoids. See Illustration in Appendix.

A pteroid of the genus Cavolina. See Pteropoda, and Illustration in Appendix.

ral species are known, mostly from the Wealden of England and Europe. See Illustration in Appendix.

s (Bot.), a New England name for Kentucky blue grass. See Blue glass, and Illustration in Appendix.

parasitic on fishes. The young, however, are active and swim freely. See Illustration in Appendix.

trate the skin and flesh with the elongated head, and feed on the viscera. See Illust. in Appendix.

belonging to the genus Lingula, and related genera. See Brachiopoda, and Illustration in Appendix. Lingula flags (Geol.), a group of strata in the lower Silurian or Cambrian system of Wales, in which some of the layers contain vast numbers of a species of Lingula.

to convey goods or passengers, or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in Appendix. Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of connected drivers. -- Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.] -- Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.…

ng two or three masts, and a running bowsprit, and carrying lugsails. See Illustration in Appendix. Totten.

phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.

which, by its contraction, produces motion. See Illust. of Muscles of the Human Body, in Appendix.