A group of four-handed animals, distinct from the monkeys and approaching the insectivorous quadrupeds in some of their characters and habits. Its members have the nostrils curved or twisted, and a claw instead of a nail upon the first finger of the hind hands.

An order of insects, characterised by the possession of a spiral proboscis, and of four large more or less scaly wings. It includes the well-known butterflies and moths.

Inhabiting the seashore.

A marly deposit of recent (Post-Tertiary) date, which occupies a great part of the valley of the Rhine.

The higher division of the Crustacea, including the ordinary crabs, lobsters, shrimps, etc. , together with the woodlice and sand-hoppers.