ANIMAL BIOLOGY.
PRONUNCIATION OF NAMES IN [TABLE].
Pro-to-zoˈa, mo-neˈra, greg-a-rinˈi-da, rhiz-opˈo-da, in-fu-sōˈri-a, spon-gĭˈda, cœ(kē)lenˈte-rā-ta, hy-dro-zoˈa, an-tho-zoˈa, mad-re-poˈra, poˈrites, tuˌbi-pōˈra, cor-ralˈle-um, ruˈbrum, cte(te)-nophˈo-ra, e-chinˌ(kin)o-dermˈa-ta, crī-noidˈe-a, as-ter-oidˈe-a, e-chen(ken)-oidˈe-a, holˈo-thu-roidˌe-a, verˈmēs, ro-tifˈe-ra, pol-y-zoˈa, brachˌ(brak)-i-opˈo-da, an-nelˈi-dæ, mol-lusˈca, la-melˌle-bran(g)-chi(ki)-āˈta, gas-ter-opˈo-da, ceph(sef)-a-lopˈo-da, ar-ticˈu-lāˈta, crus-taˈcē(se)-a, a-rachˈ(rak)-ni-da, myr-i-opˈo-da, tu-ni-cāˈta, ver-te-brāˈta, pisˈ-cēs(sēs), aˈvēs.
[1.] “Amœba.” This little animal is known to microscopists under the name of proteus, from the rapid and continuous changes of shapes which it presents to their notice.
[2.] “Tentacles.” Processes usually slender and thread-like, proceeding from the head of invertebrate animals, such as insects, snails and crabs, being used for the purpose of feeling, prehension or motion.
[3.] “Oviparous.” An adjective applied to all animals which produce eggs, as distinguished from viviparous, producing young in the living state.
[4.] “Ganglia.” Collections of nerve cells, from which nerve fibers are given off in different directions. They are thought to be the organs in which all action originates.
[5.] “Ventral surface.” The surface of the body opposite the back. The back is called the dorsal surface.
[6.] “Medˈul-la-ry.” Consisting of marrow. The fibrous nervous matter of the brain contains nerve tubes, within which is a layer of thick, fluid, highly refractive matter, called the medullary layer.