_caro_, flesh; _voro_, I devour). An order of
the _Mammalia_. The "Beasts of Prey."
CARNIVOROUS (Lat. _caro_, flesh; _voro_, I devour). Feeding upon
flesh.
CARYOCARIS (Gr. _karua_, a nut; _karis_, a shrimp). A genus of
Phyllopod Crustaceans.
CARYOCRINUS (Gr. _karua_, a nut; _krinon_, a lily). A genus of
Cystideans.
CAUDAL (Lat. _cauda_, the tail). Belonging to the tail.
CAVICORNIA (Lat. _cavus_, hollow; _cornu_, a horn). The
"hollow-horned" Ruminants, in which the horn consists of a central
bony "horn-core" surrounded by a horny sheath.
CENTRUM (Gr. _kentron_, the point round which a circle is described
by a pair of compasses). The central portion or "body" of a vertebra.
CEPHALASPIDAE. (Gr. _kephale_, head; _aspis_, shield). A family
of fossil fishes.
CEPHALIC (Gr. _kephale_, head). Belonging to the head.
CEPHALOPODA (Gr. _kephale_; and _podes_, feet). A class of the
_Mollusca_, comprising the Cuttle-fishes and their allies, in
which there is a series of arms ranged round the head.
CERATIOCARIS (Gr. _keras_, a horn; _karis_, a shrimp). A genus
of Phyllopod Crustaceans.
CERATITES (Gr. _keras_, a horn). A genus of _Ammonitidoe_.
CERATODUS (Gr. _keras_, a horn; _odous_, tooth). A genus of Dipnoous
fishes.
CERVICAL (Lat. _cervix_, the neck). Connected with or belonging
to the region of the neck.
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