Phy-lo-ge-net´ic [Vid. phylogeny.] Pertaining to phylogeny.

Pith´e-coid [Gr. pithekos, ape; eidos, like.]

Pith-e-can-thro´pus [Gr. pithekos, ape; anthropos, man.]

Pla-gi-os´to-mi [Gr. plagios, oblique; stoma, mouth.] A division of Elasmobranchii, including sharks and rays.

Pla-cen´tal [Lat. placenta, cake.] So called on account of its shape. Pertaining to the placenta, the organ of attachment of higher vertebrate (monodelph) embryos to the wall of the uterus of the female.

Plas´tids [Gr. plastos, formed.]

Plat-y-hel-min´thes [Gr. platys, flat; helminos, worm.]

Plat-y-rhi´næ [Gr. platys, broad, flat; rhis, nose.] Monkeys of the New World having long tails and a wide septum to the nose.

Pleur-a-can´thus [Gr. pleuron, rib; akantha, thorn.]

Pleu´ral [Gr. pleura, rib, side.]