ch the
larvae of many insects spin to cover themselves.

~Compact~ (kom-pakt'). (L. compactus = joined together.) Closely and
firmly united.

~Compound~ (kom'-pound). Made up of two or more parts.

~Coxa~ (kok'-sa). (L. coxa = the hip.) The first segment of an insect's
_leg_, sometimes called the hip.

~Crevices~ (krev'-is-es). (L. crepare = to break, burst, crack.) Narrow
openings or cracks.

~Descendant~ (d[=e]-sen'-dant). (L. descendere = to descend.) People or
animals who have come from earlier people or animals.

~Ear drum~ ([=e]r' drum). A membrane stretched across inside the ear.

~Ejected~ ([=e]-jekt'-ed). (L. ejicere = to throw out.) Thrown out,
driven away.

~Emaciated~ ([=e]-m[=a]'-shi-[=a]t-ed). (L. emaciare = to make lean.)
Very thin and wasted.

~Emerge~ (e-merj'). (L. emergere = to rise out.) To appear, to come into
sight.

~Ephemeridae~ (ef-[=e]-mer'-i-d[=e]). (Gr. word = "lasting but a day.")
The name of the May fly order.

~Facets~ (fas'-ets). Little faces; small surfaces.

~Femur~ (f[=e]'-mer). (L. femur = a thigh.) The long bone of the upper
leg above the knee. The third segment in the insect's leg.

~Formidable~ (for'-mi-da-bl). (L. formidabilis = causing fear.) Hard to
deal with; difficult to overcome.

~Fry~ (fr[=i]). The young of fishes; used for any small animals.

~Funnel~ (fun'-el). The shape of a hollow cone.

~Gauzy~ (gaw'-zi). Very fine, thin, and transparent.

~Ghosts~ (g[=o]sts). The spirits or shadows of the dead.

~Gills~ The breathing organs of any animal that lives in the water.

~Gorge~ (gorj). To feed greedily; to stuff one's self.

~Gossamer~ (gos'-a-mer). A fine filmy substance, like the cobweb of
spiders.

~Grub~ The larva of an insect.

~Hearth~ (h[)a]rth). The part of the floor of a room where the fire is
built.

~Hemiptera~ (h[=e]-mip'-te-ra). (Gr. = half-wing.) The name of an insect
order including many kinds, all known as bugs.

~Incomplete~ (in-kom-pl[=e]t'). Not fully finished or developed.

~Injurious~ (in-jew'-ri-us). (L. injuriasus = acting unjustly or
wrongly.) Something wrong or harmful.

~Inquisitive~ (in-kwiz'-i-tiv). Curious and prying.

~Insatiable~ (in-s[=a]'-shi-a-bl). (L. insatiabilis = that cannot be
satisfied.) Not easily satisfied; very greedy.

~Isinglass~ ([=i]'-zing-glas). Thin, transparent sheets of mica.

~Joint~ The place where two things or parts of one thing are joined or
united.

~Keel~ (k[=e]l). The lowest pa