Part 1753

<h1>Cephaloptera</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph`a*lop"te*ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ head + <?/ wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the generic names of the gigantic ray (<spn>Manta birostris</spn>), known as <i>devilfish</i> and <i>sea devil</i>. It is common on the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther south. Some of them grow to enormous size, becoming twenty feet of more across the body, and weighing more than a ton.</def>

<h1>Cephalosome</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph"a*lo*some</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cephalo-</ets> + <ets>-some</ets> body.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods.</def>

<i>Packard.</i>

<h1>Cephalostyle</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph"a*lo*style</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cephalo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a pillar.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania.</def>

<h1>Cephalothorax</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph`a*lo*tho"rax</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cephalo-</ets> + <ets>thorax</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The anterior portion of any one of the Arachnida and higher Crustacea, consisting of the united head and thorax.</def>

<h1>Cephalotome</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph"a*lo*tome</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cephalo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery.</def>

<h1>Cephalotomy</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph`a*lot"o*my</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Dissection or opening of the head.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Craniotomy; -- usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw.</def>

<h1>Cephalotribe</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph"a*lo*tribe</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cephalo-</ets> + Gr. to rub, grind.]</ety> <def>An obstetrical instrument for performing cephalotripsy.</def>

<h1>Cephalotripsy</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph"a*lo*trip`sy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Cephalotribe</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The act or operation of crushing the head of a fetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.</def>

<h1>Cephalotrocha</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph`a*lot"ro*cha</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ head + <?/ wheel.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A kind of annelid larva with a circle of cilia around the head.</def>

<h1>Cephalous</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ceph"a*lous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ head.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a head; -- applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.</def>

<h1>Cepheus</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ce"pheus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>(Astron.) A northern constellation near the pole. Its head, which is in the Milky Way, is marked by a triangle formed by three stars of the fourth magnitude. See <er>Cassiopeia</er>.</def>

<h1>Ceraceous</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ce*ra"ceous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cera</ets> wax.]</ety> <def>Having the texture and color of new wax; like wax; waxy.</def>

<h1>Cerago</h1> <Xpage=233>

<hw>Ce*ra"go</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cera</ets> wax.]</ety> <def>Beebread.</def>