dendrodont (dendrodont)

and n. [ II. n. A fo il of the genus Dendrodus . tion. It is still an extensive genus, having as its type D. giganteus, and being divided into sections called Dendro. cop us, Dendrexetastes, Dendroplex, Dendrornis, etc. Dendrocolaptidæ (dendro-kō-lap'ti-dē), n. pl. [ NL., δρον, a tree, + ὀδοὺς (ὀδοντ-) = E. tooth.] A genus of fo il fish-like vertebrates, from the Devonian or Old Red Sandstone. It is generally referred to the ganoids, and placed in a family variously called Glyptodipterini, Holoptychiide, and Cyclodipterini. Dendrœca (den-drē'kä), n. [NL., dendrological and individuals in the eastern United States. Upward of 23 species, a large majority of the genus, inhabit North America. They are small birds, from 4 to 6 inches long, endle ly varied in coloration, migratory, insectivorous, IMG:content-2365.png:[graphic] IMG:content-2366.jpg:[graphic] Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendræca virens). and usually nesting in trees or bushes. The bill is conic acute, of moderate length, and garnished with bristles; the wings are pointed and longer than the tail, which is almost always blotched with white on the inner webs; and the tarsus is longer than the middle toe and claw. See warbler. Also spelled Dendroica. G. R. Gray, 1842. Dendrecida (den-drē'si-dē), n. pl. [NL.,