sciuromorpha

pl. [Greek skiouros=a squirrel, and morphe =form.] Zool .: A group of Rodent i a simplicidentata , with four families: Anomaluride, Sciuridae, Heptodontidæ, and Cas to ride. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, IMG:content-1037.png:[blocks in formation] ing to, or resembling the Sclerobasica; po e ing a sclerobase (q. v.). scler-o bā-si ca, s . pl . [Mod. Latin, from Gr. skleros hard, stiff, and basis =a pedestal.] sclër-o-clāşe, s. [Pref. sclero- , and Gr. klasis = a fracture; Ger. skleroklas .] Mineralogy : The same as SARTORITE and DUFRE- NOYSITE (q. v.). scler-o-derm, s . [SCLERODERM I.] Any fish of the family Scleroderm i (q. v.). "The Scleroderms may be divided into three very natu- ral groups."- Günther : Study of the Fishes , p. 685. scler-o-der-ma, s . [SCLERODERMATA.] Pathol.: Induration of the cellular ti ue. scler-o-der-ma-ta, s. pl . [ Pref.sclero- , and Gr. derma skin.] 1. Zool .: Hex a corolla; a sub-order of Zoantharia (q.v.). They po e a corallum partially or wholly Scla-vō-ni-an, Sla-văn-Ic, a . [SLAVONIAN, developed within the ti ues of the polypes them SLAVONIC.] selves, not consisting of scattered spicules, the parts being generally disposed in multiples of six. Sclavonian-grebe, s . Ornith.: Podiceps cornutus , called also the Dusky The act i no soma may be simple (consisting of a single polype), or composite (consisting of many polypes united by a cœnosarc). The Sclerodermata are divided into four groups: Aporosa, Per for at a, Tabulata, and Tubulosa. They attain their maxi- mum development in warm seas. 2. Palæont.: From the Silurian onward. sclër-o-der-mi, s . pl . [SCLERODERMATA.] Bot. (pl.): The Scleranthacem (q. v.). scler-ăn-tha-çě-æ, s . pl . [Modern Lat. scler- IMG:content-1038.png:[blocks in formation] of plums, peaches, ., the o eous parts of which were originally membranous. B. As subst. The sclerotic-tunic (q. v.). sclerotic-tunic, s. Pathol.: Induration of the cellular ti ue. scler-om-e-ter, s. [Pref. sclero- , and English meter. An instrument for accurately determining the degree of hardne of a mineral. [HARDNESS, II.3.] *scler-oph-thal-mi-a, subst . [Prof.sclero-, and Eng. ophthalmia (q. v.).] Anat .: the hardened or o ified fibrous and ten- dino us ti ues which inclose organs. ( Owen .) sclër os tô mạ, s. [Pref. sclero- , and Gr. stoma =a mouth.] Zoology : 1. A genus of Strongylidæ, of which family Cob- bold makes Sclerostoma syngamus (the parasite which causes gapes in fowls) the type. S. duodenale ( Dochmius anchylostomum, or Anchylostoma duo- denale), discovered by Dubeni in Milan in 1838, is a scoffing scoff -ing, pr. par. or a. [SCOFF, v.] scoff-ing-ly, adv. [Eng. scoffing; -ly.] In a scoffing manner; with scoffs or derision. *scog-an-ism, s. [After Scogan, jester to King Edward IV. of England; suff. -ism .] Jesting, mockery. ( Bishop Hall : Works , ix. 183.)