~Audubon~ (aw'-do-bon), John James. A very famous student of birds and their ways. In his great book, "The Birds of America," which was published in 1827, there are many large colored drawings made by himself. ~Beech-nuts~ Small, three-cornered nuts that grow on beech trees, and that are very sweet and good. ~Breeding-place~ The place where young animals are born. ~Brood~ A family of young animals. ~Caddice~, or ~Caddis fly~ (kad'-is fl[=i]). Sometimes called "case fly," from the case or shell which the larva makes about itself; "caddice" is another way of saying "case." ~Camera~ (kam'-e-ra). An instrument for taking photographs. ~Cannibal~ (kan'-[)i]-bal). A human being who eats human flesh. Any animal that eats others of its own kind. ~Cargo~ (kar'-go). The goods or merchandise or whatever is carried in a ship. ~Carnivorous~ (kar-niv'-[=o]-rus). (L. carnivorus = flesh-eating.) Applied to animals that feed on flesh, and plants that feed on insects. ~Cast~ The cast-off skin of an insect that keeps the form of the insect's body. ~Characteristic~ (kar-ak-te-ris'-tik). Showing the peculiar qualities of a person or thing. ~Chitinous~(k[=i]'-tin-us). Hard, horny, and shell-like. ~Cicada~ (si-k[=a]'-dae). (L. cicada = tree cricket.) A popular name for insects, like the grasshopper, locust, and cricket, which make a creaking or chirping noise. ~Cochineal~ (koch'-i-n[=e]l or koch-i-n[=e]l'). A crimson dyestuff made of the dried bodies of certain small insects. The insect is also called cochineal. ~Cocoon~ (ko-koon'). (L. concha = a shell.) The silky envelope which 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.