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Nicholson, Henry Alleyne, 1844-1899

"æontological Science"


ANNULARIA (Lat. _annulus_, a ring). A genus of Palaeozoic plants,
with leaves in whorls.
ANNULOSA (Lat. _annulus_). The sub-kingdom comprising the
_Anarthropoda_ and the _Arthropoda_ or _Articulata_, in all of
which the body is more or less evidently composed of a succession
of rings.
ANOMODONTIA (Gr. _anomos_, irregular; _odous_, tooth). An extinct
order of Reptiles, often called _Dicynodontia_.
ANOMURA (Gr. _anomos_, irregular; _oura_, tail). A tribe of Decapod
_Crustacea_, of which the Hermit-crab is the type.
ANOPLOTHERIDAE (Gr. _anoplos_, unarmed; _ther_, beast). A family
of Tertiary Ungulates.
ANOURA (Gr. _a_, without; _oura_, tail). The order of _Amphibia_
comprising the Frogs and Toads, in which the adult is destitute
of a tail. Often, called _Batrachia_.
ANTENNAE (Lat. _antenna_, a yard-arm). The jointed horns or feelers
possessed by the majority of the _Articulata_.
ANTENNULES (dim. of _Antennoe_). Applied to the smaller pair of
antennae in the _Crustacea_.
ANTHRACOSAURUS (Gr. _anthrax_, coal; _saura_, lizard). A genus
of Labyrinthodont Amphibians.
ANTHRAPALAEMON (Gr. _anthrax_, coal; _paloemon_, a prawn--originally
a proper name). A genus of long-tailed Crustaceans from the
Coal-measures.
ANTLERS. Properly the branches of the horns of the Deer tribe
(_Cervidoe_), but generally applied to the entire horns.


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