Alepocephalidæ (alep"osefalide)

pl. [NL., Alepocephalus bairdi. (From Report of U. S. Fish Commi ion, 1884.) are: supramaxillary bones of three pieces, as in the Clupe idæ , the dorsal fin posterior and opposite the anal fin, few pyloric cæca, and no air-bladder. About a dozen species watchful vigilance; nimbly; briskly; actively. The state or quality alertne (a-lèrt'nes), n. of being alert; briskne ; nimblene ; activity. -ales. [L. -ales, pl. of -alis, a common adj. suffix: see- al.] In bot., a plural termination distinguishing the names of cohorts, a grade inter mediate between cla and order. ale-scott, ale-shott (al's kot, al's hot), n. [