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One of the Nematoidea. see Illustration in Appendix.

rve, Spinal cord, under Spinal, and Sympathetic system, under Sympathetic, and Illust. in Appendix. -- Nervous temperament, a condition of body characterized by a general predominance of mental manifestations. Mayne.

three functional toes, and supported the body in walking as in Iguanodon. See Illust. in Appendix.

a flattened summit which is covered with minute spinules or granules. See Illustration in Appendix.

uite, sessile; those of echini usually have three jaws and a pedicel. See Illustration in Appendix.

A division of parasitic hemipterous insects, including the true lice. See Illust. in Appendix.

ge, especially one of an ornamental character; as to a chandelier or an eardrop; also, an appendix or addition, as to a book. Some hang upon the pendants of her ear. Pope. Many . . . have been pleased with this work and its pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions. Keightley.

into the wool and flesh of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See Illustration in Appendix. -- Porcupine wood (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.

mon species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the sides. See Illustration in Appendix.

An extinct flying reptile; one of the Pterosauria. See Illustration in Appendix.

marine gastropods. having a pear-shaped shell. It includes the fig-shells. See Illust. in Appendix.

eed. Also called couch grass, quick grass, quick grass, twitch grass. See Illustration in Appendix.

A species of auk (Alca torda) common in the Arctic seas. See Auk, and Illust. in Appendix.

else cercariæ within its own body. Called also proscolex, and nurse. See Illustration in Appendix.

e; -- called also English grass, and in some localities herd's grass. See Illustration in Appendix. The tall redtop is Triodia seslerioides.

, lingual teeth in each transverse row. It includes the scutibranchs. See Illustration in Appendix.

arasites of Crustacea. They adhere by rootlike extensions of the head. See Illusration in Appendix.

ginal tentacles, but having large mouth lobes closely united at the edges. See Illust. in Appendix.

types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig, etc. See Illustration in Appendix.

One of the Rotifera. See Illust. in Appendix.