ATACLIN

n. An African name for the Rhamnus cathartic us, [Adanson (B, 121).], ATACTIC, adj. A?t-a?k'ti7k. Lat., atactos, atactic us (from draxros, disorderly). Fr., atactique. Ger., atactisch. It., ata ico. Sp., atäctico. Pertaining to, caused by. or affected with, ataxia; irregular, inco-ordinate, arrhythmical. ° [D, 20.] Cf. Araxtc. .),n.f. A?t(aSt)-a2k(a%k)/’to-mo?rf-?s. Gen., atactomorpho's eos (-sis). From äraxros, irregular, and “éppwors, a shaping. Fr., atactomorphose. In entomology, the state in which a larva pa es through its nymphal stage ina condition of almost absolute quiescence, from which it does not emerge until it has been transformed into a perfect insect. [B, 195; L, 41, 109.)