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A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms. Chambers.

A combining form meaning anterior, front; as, antero-posterior, front and back; antero-lateral, front side, anterior and at the side.

e gills form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back. See Nudibranchiata, and Doris.

velopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple.

utiful extracts from different authors, especially the poets. He published a geographical and anthological description of all empires and kingdoms . . . in this terrestrial globe. Wood.

The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family. Gray.

The class of the Coelenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria, Actinaria, and Madreporaria.

inous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal.

parasitic species of the series Melanconiales, attacking the bean, grape, melon, cotton, and other plants. In the case of the grape, brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit, and the disease is called bird's-eye rot.

coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone.

mmon among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also collier's lung and miner's phthisis.

An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed to the presence of a rod-shaped bacterium (Bacillus anthracis), the spores of which constitute the contagious matter. It may be transmitted to man by inoculation. The spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria. Called also splenic fever.…

The science or study of human generation, or the origin and development of man.

The science of the human species as to geographical distribution and environment. Broadly, it includes industrial, commercial, and political geography, and that part of ethnology which deals with distribution and physical environment. -- An`thro*po*ge*og"ra*pher (#), n. -- An`thro*po*ge`o*graph"ic*al (#), a.…

its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography, which treats historically of the origin and filiation of races and nations. P. Cyc.

The suborder of primates which includes the monkeys, apes, and man.

The science of the structure and functions of the human body.

Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human beings, especially at different ages, or in different races, occupations, etc. Dunglison.

on of the Deity, or of a polytheistic deity, under a human form, or with human attributes and affections.

ience of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment. -- An`thro*po*nom"ic*al (#), a.