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A hymenopterous insect of the Linnæan genus Formica, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire.

A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is Myrmeleon obsoletus, the European is M. formicarius.

A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns,…

Eating flowers; -- said of certain insects.

human attributes to the Deity or to a polytheistic deity. Taylor. Specifically, one of a sect of ancient heretics who believed that God has a human form, etc. Tillotson.

Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.

The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. Owen.

moral law is of no use or obligation, but that faith alone is necessary to salvation. The sect of Antinomians originated with John Agricola, in Germany, about the year 1535. Mosheim.

Pertaining to Antiochus, a contemporary with Cicero, and the founder of a sect of philosophers.

One of a sect which opposes the observance of the Christian Sabbath.

The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See Lepidoptera.

A group of wingless insects, of which the flea in the type. See Flea.

A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and family Aphidæ, including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies.

A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee (Apis mellifica) and other related species. See Honeybee.

Dissection of aponeuroses.

A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles.

One of a sect of ancient Christians, who, in supposed imitation of the first believers, renounced all their possessions.

case. -- Applicate ordinate, right line applied at right angles to the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve.

Insects without wings, constituting the seventh Linnæn order of insects, an artificial group, which included Crustacea, spiders, centipeds, and even worms. These animals are now placed in several distinct classes and orders.

Destitute of wings; apteral; as, apterous insects.