Diptera (dĭp´tē-rā).—Two-winged flies; an order of insects.
Echinodermata (e-kī´nô-dẽr´mȧ-tȧ).—Applied to the sea-urchin, a subdivision of animals.
Edentata (ē´dĕn-tā´tȧ).—Those animals having imperfect dental apparatus. Their digits, too, are generally sunk in large and crooked claws.
Elasmobranchii (ē-lăs´mō-brănk-ē).—The sharks and rays.
Fauna (faw´nä).—The native animals of a certain locality.
Flagellum (flâ-jēl´lŭm).—A whip. The appendage of some Protozoa.
Foraminifera (fô-răm´ĭ-nĭf´e-rȧ).—Animals with perforated shells.
Ganoid (gā´noid or găn´oid).—Applied to a certain class of fish.
Gasteropoda (găs´te-rŏp´ô-dȧ).—A class of Molluscs. Some of them form shells, while others are destitute of them,—as the slug, snail, etc.
Grallatores (grăl´lȧ-tō´rēz).—Wading-birds.