Part 142

DAC´TYL, n. Finger or toe. Equivalent to digit.

DACTYLOTHE´CA, n. Covering of the toes.

DASYPÆ´DIC, a. Synonymous with ptilopædic.

DECID´UOUS, a. Temporary; falling early. The dorsal plumes of the egret are deciduous.

DECOMPOSED´, a. Separate; standing apart. A decomposed crest has the feathers standing away from each other.

DECUM´BENT, a. Lying or hanging downward.

DECURVED´, a. Gradually curved downward. Opposed to recurved.

DECUS´SATE, a. Crossed; intersected.

DEFECA´TION, n. Act of discharging the contents of the cloaca.

DEGLUTI´TION, n. Act of swallowing.

DEJEC´TION, n. Same as defecation. Also, the matters so discharged.

DEL´TOID, a. Triangular. A muscle over the shoulder is so named.

DEMI- (in composition). Half; same as semi-.

DEN´TARY, a. An epithet of the foremost element of the compound mandibular bone.

DEN´TATE, DENTIC´ULATE, a. Toothed; notched as if toothed.

DENTIG´EROUS, a. Bearing teeth. The Ichthyornis, Apatornis, and Odontopteryx (?) are dentigerous birds.

DENTIROS´TRAL, a. Having the bill notched as if toothed. Belonging to a certain obsolete order, Dentirostres.

DENTI´TION, n. Act of cutting teeth.

DENUDA´TION, n. State of nakedness; act of laying bare.

DENU´DED, a. Naked; laid bare.

DEOR´SUM. Below.

DEPLU´MATE, DEPLUMA´TUS, a. Bare of feathers. (4.)

DEPRESSED´, a. Flattened vertically. Opposite of compressed.

DERÆ´UM, n. Bottom or lower part of the neck. (Little used.)

DER´MAL, a. Pertaining to the skin; made of skin; cutaneous.

DER´MAL APPEN´DAGE. Any outgrowth from the skin.

DERTROTHE´CA, a. Covering of end of bill.

DER´TRUM, n. End of maxilla, in any way distinguished. (21.)