Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... family Cyprinidæ . Abran'chians ( Gr . without gills ) , a name applied to ... sub - order Papilionaceæ . Ace'na ( Gr . a thorn ) , a genus of herbaceous ... sub - family of Cory- phænidæ fishes . Acan'thicus ( Gr . prickly or ...
... family Cyprinidæ . Abran'chians ( Gr . without gills ) , a name applied to ... sub - order Papilionaceæ . Ace'na ( Gr . a thorn ) , a genus of herbaceous ... sub - family of Cory- phænidæ fishes . Acan'thicus ( Gr . prickly or ...
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... sub - family Accipi- trinæ . Accordatu'ra ( Ital.accordance ) , in music , a particular mode of tuning a stringed instrument . Accordion ( from accord ) , a small musical wind instrument , with keys , the tones of which are produced by ...
... sub - family Accipi- trinæ . Accordatu'ra ( Ital.accordance ) , in music , a particular mode of tuning a stringed instrument . Accordion ( from accord ) , a small musical wind instrument , with keys , the tones of which are produced by ...
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... sub - order Tubulifloræ . Acme'na , in botany , an ornamental spe- cies of plants , of the order Myrtaceæ , so ... family of orthopterous insects , of the tribe Locustanæ , of which the Acridium is the type . Acrid'ium ( Gr . akris a locust ) ...
... sub - order Tubulifloræ . Acme'na , in botany , an ornamental spe- cies of plants , of the order Myrtaceæ , so ... family of orthopterous insects , of the tribe Locustanæ , of which the Acridium is the type . Acrid'ium ( Gr . akris a locust ) ...
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... sub - order of the Mosses . Acrocephalus ( Gr . top - headed ) , a genus of plants , the flowers of which are on the uppermost branches ; order Lamiaceæ . Acrocer'ida ( Gr . extreme - horned ) , in entomology , a family of dipterous or ...
... sub - order of the Mosses . Acrocephalus ( Gr . top - headed ) , a genus of plants , the flowers of which are on the uppermost branches ; order Lamiaceæ . Acrocer'ida ( Gr . extreme - horned ) , in entomology , a family of dipterous or ...
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... family of the Gasteropods . Adeloderma ( Gr . adelos hidden , and derma skin ) , in malachology , a name given to a sub - order of Gasteropods , whose respiratory organs are con- cealed by the skin . Adelopneu'mona ( Gr . concealed ...
... family of the Gasteropods . Adeloderma ( Gr . adelos hidden , and derma skin ) , in malachology , a name given to a sub - order of Gasteropods , whose respiratory organs are con- cealed by the skin . Adelopneu'mona ( Gr . concealed ...
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