peltochelyidæ

pl. [Modern Latin pel tochely (s): Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ.] Palæont .: A primary division of Chelonian Reptiles in which there are no horny scales, but a granular, bony skeleton, superimposed upon that of the carapace and plastron. It includes the Trionychidse. pěl-to-che-lys, subst . [Gr. pelte =a shield, and Mod. Lat. chelys (q. v.).] Palæont .: The typical genus of Peltochelyide (q. v.). It occurs in the Wealden of Belgium. pěl-to-don, s . [Gr. pelte a shield; suff. -odon (q. v.).] Botany : A menthaceous plant, family Hyptide, Peltodon radicans is a diuretic and diaphoretic. pěl to găs-ter, subst. [Gr. pelte a shield, and gaster the belly.] Zool .: A genus of Rhizocephala (q. v.), parasitic on Pagurus, and itself the host of another parasite, Liriope, a Bopyrian Isopod. The body is like a sac, devoid of segmentation and limbs; the aperture of the sac is funnel-shaped, and gives off root-like proce es which branch out through the body of the infested animal. Alimentary canal obsolete; sexes combined.