Cel acanthus (selakanthus)

[NL. (Aga iz, siz, 1843), 1843 IMG:content-0739.png:[blocks in formation] century, a name of various modifications of the harpsichord, clavichord, and pianoforte, in which the usual tone of the instrument was alterable at will by certain mechanical devices. Also cœlestino, cælis on . cœlestino (sel-es-tēnō), n. Same as cœlestine 2. cœlia (sē'li-ä), n.; pl. cœliæ (-ē). [NL., κοιλία , a cavity, hollow, κοῖλος , hollow: see cælum.] Any one of the ventricles or other cavities of the brain; an encephalic cavity; an encephalocele. Also spelled celia . [Rare.] cœliac, a . See celiac . cœliadelphus (sē"li-a-del'fus), n.; pl. cœliadel- phi (-fi). [NL., κοιλία , a hollow (mod. ab- domen), + ἀδελφός, alike: see -a delph i a.] In teratol ., a monstrosity in which two bodies are united at the abdomen. Also spelled celiadel- phus. cœliæ, n. Plural of cœlia . cœliagra (se-li-ag'ra), n. [NL., Gr. κοιλία , α hollow (mod. abdomen), + άγρα , a catching (mod. gout); as chiragra , podagra . In pathol ., gout in the abdomen. Also spelled celiagra . cœlialgia (se-li-al'ji-ä), n. [NL., άλγος , pain.] In pathol ., pain in the belly. Also spelled cel i- algia . cœlian (sē'li-an), a. [ cœlia + -an.] Of or pertaining to a cœlia or cavity of the brain: as, the cœlian parietes (the walls of a ventri- cle). Also spelled celian . [Rare.] cœlibian, a. See celibian . cœligenoust (se-lij'e-nus), a. [L. cœlum, prop. cœlum , heaven (see ceil , n.), + -genus : see -genous .] Heaven-born. Bailey . cœlomate (sĕ-lō'māt), a. and n. [As cælom , cœloma (t-), with term. accom. to -atel . Cf. cœ- loma to us .] I. a. Having a cœloma or body- cavity: the opposite of acælomate or acæloma- to us . Also cæloma to us . The Mollusca agree in being Cœlomate with the phyla Vertebrata, Platy helm i a (Flat-worms), Echinoderm a, Ap- pendiculata (Insects, Ringed-worms, .), and others. E. R. Lankester , Encyc. Brit., XVI. 633. cœline (sē'lin), a . [ κοιλία , a hollow (mod. abdomen), + -ine1 . Cf. celiac , cæliac .] Relating to the belly. Also spelled celine . [Rare.] cœlis on (sel'i-son), n. [ cœlum , prop. ca- cœlomatic (sē-lō-mat'ik), a. [ cœloma ( t- ) + lum , heaven, + son us , sound.] Same as cæles--ic.] Pertaining to or of the nature of a co- cœlome (sēʻlōm), n . cœlom-epithelium (sē'lom-ep-i-thē"li-um), n. Same as cælarium . Cœlomi (sē-lō'mi), n . pl . [NL., κοίλωμα , a hollow, cavity: see cæloma .] In Haeckel's cla ification, one of the cla es or main di- visions of the animal kingdom, including all worms except the Acælomi (which see), and also the Rotifer a , Polyzoa , and Tunic at a ; worms which have an enteron or intestine. It is there- fore rather a general biological term for a worm-like type of structure than the name of a well-defined zoological group of animals. cœlo-. [NL., etc., κοῖλο - ς , Æolic κόϊλος, hollow, akin to L. cavus , hollow (but not to E. hollow ): see cavel and ceil, n.] An element common in modern scientific compounds of Greek origin, meaning 'hollow.' cœlodont (se'lō-dont), a. [NL. cœlod on (t-), κοῖλος , hollow, + ὀδούς (όδοντ-) = Ε. tooth .] Having hollow teeth: specifically applied to certain lizards, in distinction from pleodont , or solid-toothed. Cœlogaster (sē-lō-gas'ter), n. [NL., кої- λος , hollow, + γαστήρ , belly.] 1. A genus of hymenopterous insects. Schrank , 1780.-2. A genus of coleopterous insects of the weevil fam- ily, Curculio nid a , founded by Schönherr in 1837 to include those phytobious species in which the third tarsal joint is dilated, the proster- num is provided with antecoxal ridges, and the eyes are inserted under distinct superciliary Same as cælomatic . ridges. Three species are North American; they are of small size and black color, with or without whitish mark- ing, and are found on low plants near water. Cœlogenys (sē-loj'e-nis), n . [NL. (Illiger, 1811), κοίλος , hollow, + γένυς , chin, cheek, = E. chin.] A genus of hystricomorph rodents, of the family Dasyproctidæ , containing the paса, С. ра- ca , characterized by the enormous expansion and Cœlop neum on at a (sē-lō-nū-mō-nā'tä), n. pl. [NL. (Menke, 1828), κοῖλος , hollow, + πνεύ- μων , lung.] A section of gastropods: same as Cœlopnoa . It included the orders Cælop neum on at a gym no stoma , or the inoperculate, and C. operculata , or the operculate pulmoniferous gastropods. Cœlopnoa (sē-lop'nō-ä), n . pl . [NL. (Schweig- ger, 1820), κοίλος , hollow, + -πνοος , Cælop neum on at a . Cœlops (sē'lops), n. [NL. (cf. Gr. κοιλωπής , hol- low-eyed), κοίλος , hollow, + ώψ , eye, face.] A genus of horseshoe-bats, of the family Rhino- lophidæ and subfamily Phyllorhininæ , contain- ing C. frith i , of India, Java, and Siam. It is characterized by the peculiar form of the nose-leaf, a short calcar, a small interfemoral membrane, and a long index metacarpal. E. Blyth , 1849. cœlosperm IMG:content-0740.png:[blocks in formation] some umbelliferous plants, so curved longitudinally as to form a concavi ty on the inner surface, as in the coriander. ( b ) An umbelliferous plant which is characterized by a cælosper mous seed. IMG:content-0741.png:[blocks in formation] Section of cælos per mous fruit of Corian drum, enlarged. a, a, the curved seed. cœlos per mous (sē-lō-sperm us), a. [ nosare of compound Actinozoa, and which may form a large part of the calcareous matter of a zoanthodeme, uniting the thecæ or corallites of the individual anthozoöids. Also canenchyme, cænenchym. There are cases, again, in which the calcareous deposit in the several polyps of a compound Actinozoön, and in the superficial parts of the canenchyma , remains loose and spicular. Huxley, Anat. Invert., p. 140. cœnenchymal (se-neng'ki-mal), a. [