Microcebus (mikrosebus)

[NL., Gr. μικρός, small, + κῆβος, a long-tailed monkey: see Cebus.] A genus of small prosimian quadrupeds of the family Lemurida and subfamily Galagininæ, containing such species as the pygmy lemur, M. smith i, and the mouse-lemur, M. murinus; the dwarf lemurs. Microcentri (mi-kro-sen'tri), n. pl. [NL. (Thomson, 1876), Chalcidida , containing the seven subfamilies which have the tarsi three or four-jointed Microchemical examination shows that it performs a complex function. Huxley and Martin , Elementary Biology, p. 274. micro chemically (mi-krō-kem'i-kal-i), adv. By microchemical proce es; by means of or in accordance with microchemistry. microchemistry (mi-kro-kem'is-tri), n. [ croscope. n. pl. Micro chiropter a (mikro-ki-operated [NL., parts of the world, and falling into two large series, the vespertilionine alliance and the emball on urine alliance, the former of three families, the latter of two. Anima livor a, Entomophaga, and Insect i vor a are synonyms of Micro chiropter a. micro chiropteran (mī " krō-ki-rop'te-ran), a. and n. I. a. Of or pertaining to the Microchi roptera. II. n. One of the Micro chiropter a ; any bat except a fruit-bat. micro chiropterous (mikro-ki-rop'te-rus), a. Same as micro chiropteran. IMG:content-0585.jpg:[blocks in formation] small-headed: see microcephalous.] treille's system, the fifth section of brach elytrous pentamerous Coleoptera. They have no evident neck, the head being received in the thorax as far as the eyes; the thorax is trapeziform, widening from before backward; the body is comparatively little elongated; the mandibles are of moderate size; and the elytrum often covers more than half of the abdomen. The species live on flowers, fungi, and dung. Also Microcephal i. microcephal i a (mikro-se-fa'li-a), n. [NL., microcephalic (mikro-se-fal'ik or -sef'a-lik), a. [As microcephal - ous +-ic.] Having an unusually small cranium. Specifically - (a) In craniom., having a cranium smaller than a certain standard. A capacity of 1,350 cubic centimeters is taken by some as the upper limit of microcephaly. (b) In pathol., having a head small through disease or faulty development, producing idiocy more or le extreme. microcephal ism (mi-krō-sef 'a-lizm), n. crocephaly + -ism.] A microcephalic tion. Micro cho a nites . II. n. A member of the Micro cho a nites . n. pl. Micro cho a nites (mi-krō-kō-a-ni'tēz [NL., micro chronometer (mikrō-krō-nom'e-tėr), n. [ IMG:content-0586.jpg:[blocks in formation] microcephalous (mi-kro-sef'a-lus), a. [= F. microcéphale = Pg. micro cep halo,