Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... coleopterous insects . Abdo'men ( Lat . a hiding - place ) , in ver- tebrated animals , that cavity which contains the organs of digestion the lower venter or belly . - In en- tomology , the hinder part of the body , which appears ...
... coleopterous insects . Abdo'men ( Lat . a hiding - place ) , in ver- tebrated animals , that cavity which contains the organs of digestion the lower venter or belly . - In en- tomology , the hinder part of the body , which appears ...
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... insects , of the tribe of Ichneumonides . Acal'epha ( Gr . a nettle ) , in zoology , a class of marine , gelatinous ... coleopterous insects ; fam . Scarabæidæ . Acanthoci'nus ( Gr . spine - moving ) , a genus of coleopterous ...
... insects , of the tribe of Ichneumonides . Acal'epha ( Gr . a nettle ) , in zoology , a class of marine , gelatinous ... coleopterous insects ; fam . Scarabæidæ . Acanthoci'nus ( Gr . spine - moving ) , a genus of coleopterous ...
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... coleopterous insects ; also a genus of fishes , with the ventral fins represented by two sharp spines ; fam . Squamiponnes . Acanthop'tera ( Gr . prickle - winged ) , a genus of coleopterous insects ; fam . Cerambycidæ . Acanthopterygii ...
... coleopterous insects ; also a genus of fishes , with the ventral fins represented by two sharp spines ; fam . Squamiponnes . Acanthop'tera ( Gr . prickle - winged ) , a genus of coleopterous insects ; fam . Cerambycidæ . Acanthopterygii ...
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... coleopterous insects . Acioa ( the Guiana name ) , a genus of arboraceous plants , a native of Guia- na , of the order Chrysobalanaceæ . Acio'tis ( Gr . ear - pointed , in reference to the form of the petals ) , a genus of plants ...
... coleopterous insects . Acioa ( the Guiana name ) , a genus of arboraceous plants , a native of Guia- na , of the order Chrysobalanaceæ . Acio'tis ( Gr . ear - pointed , in reference to the form of the petals ) , a genus of plants ...
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... coleopterous insects . Adeps ( Lat . ) , in anatomy , the fat of the abdomen . Adesma'ces ( Gr . long - footed ) , a family of boring Mollusca , including the Pholidæ , Teredineæ , & c . Ades'mia ( Gr . without bands ) , a genus of S ...
... coleopterous insects . Adeps ( Lat . ) , in anatomy , the fat of the abdomen . Adesma'ces ( Gr . long - footed ) , a family of boring Mollusca , including the Pholidæ , Teredineæ , & c . Ades'mia ( Gr . without bands ) , a genus of S ...
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