Pli-o-hip´pus [Pliocene; Gr. hippos, horse.]

Pli´o-cene [Gr. pleion, more; kainos, recent.]

Plumes [Lat. pluma, small soft feather.] Feathers, especially when ornamental or large; or tufts of large and ornamental feathers.

Pneu-mo-coc´ci [Gr. pneumon, lung; kokkos, berry.] Bacteria (spheroidal) found in those suffering from pneumonia.

Pol-y-dac´tyl-ism [Gr. polys, many; daktylos, finger, toe.] The possession of an abnormally large number of fingers or toes.

Pol-y-mor´phism [Gr. polys, many; morphe, form.] Exhibition by a group of animals, as a species, of different types of form or structure.

Po-lyp´te-rus [Gr. polypteros, many-winged.]

Po-ly´o-don [Gr. polys, many; odous, tooth.]

Pol´yp [Gr. polys, many; pous, foot.]