peloriate (peloriat)

[ were found. Pelomedusa (pēlō-mē-du'sä), n. [NL., Μέδουσα , one of the three Gorgons: see Medusa , 1.] A genus of African fresh-water tortoises, containing such as P. mahafie , typical of the family Pelomedusidæ . Pelomedusidæ (pē"lō-mē-dū'si-dē), n . pl . [NL., Pelomedusa + -idæ .] A family of pleurodi- rous tortoises, typified by the genus Pelomedusa . and Plants, xiv. (a) In Gray's system it is characterized by the depre ed pel or is at i on, n. See pel or i zati on . head with hard bony plates, moderate- In Linaria cymbal aria peloriate flowers and other changes Sci . Amer ., N. S., LX. 293. [ peloria + -ic.] Char- Darwin , Var. of Animals peloric (pē-lor'ik), a. acterized by peloria. inhabit Africa and Madagascar. (b) In Cope's system it is restricted to forms with not more than two phalanges and four pairs of bones acro the plastron.