Calcareous. Containing lime.
Cambrian. Belonging to Wales. The “Cambrian system” in Geology, is a name suggested by Professor Sedgwick, to designate part of the Silurian series of North Wales.
Carapace. The upper shell of reptiles.
Carboniferous. Containing carbon.
Carnivorous. Flesh-eating. The “Carnivora” in Zoology consist of a group of animals eminently carnivorous.
Caudal. Connected with the tail.
Cephalopoda. A group of animals of which the Nautilus and Cuttlefish are examples, having the locomotive apparatus immediately over the head and stomach.
Cephalaspis (Buckler-head). A fish.
Cestracion. A fish, a genus of an extinct family of sharks.
Cetaceans. The whale tribe.