Col´lum, n. Neck; part of body between and connecting head and trunk. (47.)
Colora´tion, n. Coloring; pattern or mode of coloring, or the colors collectively.
Columel´la, n. Bone or cartilage of the inner ear of Sauropsida, answering to the stapes of mammalia.
Comb, n. Erect fleshy lengthwise process, or caruncle, on top of head, as in the domestic cock.
Commis´sural Point. Point where the apposed edges of the mandibles meet and join; corner of the mouth. Equivalent to angle of the mouth, angulus oris.
Com´missure, n. (Lat. con and mitto, to put or lay together.) Line of closure of the two mandibles; track or trace of their apposed edges when the jaws are closed. Often improperly used to signify the opening between the mandibles; but this is apertura oris, gape, rictus. Commissure is the whole rima oris, outline of the mouth, when such outline of upper and under jaw is made one in closure of the mouth.
Complex´us, n. Name of a certain cervical muscle.
Compressed´, a. Narrowed sidewise; higher than wide. The opposite of depressed.
Compressed´ (tail), a. Folded together, as in the barnyard cock. = Cauda compressa.
Cona´rium, n. Same as Pineal Body (which see).