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:~I -n,q::l .\ , ni El L., in idlth)'lI!o~y. a gUl\1S of li¡hes
ll..:lolll,itlg t\llh ! urd.r of apode!. l 'he hcad ¡s linoolllj
t!u:rc: var..: tt:n in lhe memontnc al' the (:1119 ; Ihe
eres are COve. \!J with a commQn Ikio; ",nJ Ihe b~dy
is C):tIH.!rical, .nJ fli:w¡. 'Tht:rl! are h:vcn (peclcs,
difllngUlnlC:d by th:-ir fins, , &c.
MURCl.\, lhe: capit;t¡ of the pr(¡\'ince uf tht! f.Lme llame
in Sp~in: \V. ¡unE. l ° 12' , N. lar. 38° 6'.
r.rURJ)ER. or MUR -r HER, in i. lhe \Vi lful ond
fd,'OlQUS killiog a pe, fon f, om pr(!Olcdi :;uc:J Oldlicc!' ;
pro\'idld the p.lrty wound:d, or Olhcrwife hurt! die
within & ycar anu a Utly afler {he faét was comnHucd.
Sec LA \V, Tit. xxxi.i.
I\'IuRDERERs, or l\ ( URDE IU SG ' PIECES, iD a (hip. are
[m,dl pieces of orJnan..:e, either ofbrafs or ¡ron, which
huc chaOlbers pUt in oH their brceches. l 'hey are
ufed allhe bulk-heads of lhe 1'0re·c.llle, holf-deck, or
Rcerage, in order tOc1ear the deck, on lhe fhip" beine
boorded by .n encmy_
MURENGERS , lIVO oRi cers of grelt 'nliql1it¡ io lhe
~~ of Chcllc:r, annually chofen oul or lhe aldermeo,
'f!rfee lhat the walls are kept in rep;' . and lO recci"e
a eertain loH and cufiom ror lhe maiotenanee lhercor.
MUREX, in zoology, • genus of iofells belongiDg lO lhe
order or vermes tdh.eea. This animal is or the fo ;.il
Id od; the O,ell confin. of ooe fpirol vah'e, rough \Vith
membnnaeeou5 furrows ; and lhe apenure termina tes
io ID entire caoal e¡lher ílreight or fomewh at afeend·
iog. There are 60 fpecies, p.nicularly difliDguiOled
hy pcculiarit ics in tbeir f'heI15 , éc.
MURIA, ALIMENTARV 'ALT. See SALT .
!lIURO, a lown of h aly, io the kiogdom of Naple. ,
fiXly miles fuu,h -e.n of lhe cit y of Napl...
M URRAIN, or G " 'C LE, • contagious difeafe amoog
clttle,
The fymptonu of lhis difeafe are a haog:ag down
.nd fwclling of ,he he.d, .bund.nce of gum in lhe eyes,
uuling in ,he threat, a fhort breatb. palpitatioo at the
hc:art, Hagg(.ring, " hot breath , aod a fhioing tODgue.
In urJer to prevent this difeafe . the eaule (hould
cool in fummer, plenty of good water ; .11
c.¡rrioD n,ould be fpeedily huried; and a. ,he feeuing
of catrle iD wet places, on rOlt en gr:lfs aod hay, oCten
occ.r.ons ,his , dry and f\Veel fodder fhoulJ be
~ivcn tht m.
M v RR ,\ y, a couot y ofScodond, bounded by the G erm.n
Sea, 00 tI\I':: nOrlh ;_ by Banff, 00 lhe ~aft j by l\hr and
B:hlenoch. on the Jouth j ami by Io\'erne(s, OD che ",di.
MURREY, io htr.lury, a kinu of purple colour. See
SANCUISE.
MUS, in zoology, a genlts of quodrupcd., belonging lO
the order oC glirt:s; Ihe gcneric charatle r oE which is,
that the forc · teeth of the Jowc:r jaws are fubu iated.
1 'here are 21 fpe cies, l. Thc porcelJui, or I!uiney–
pig, has no udl; du:re :lre four toes 0 0 lhe (ore rcet .
and thrt'c: on Ihe hind ones. Tllis animal makcs a
):ruoling noir!.!, is very rdikfs, llnd Hamps with its
hino k c[ wllln tc . I I loves hcat , and fecus up–
on ".uivus \'cgetablc.:s. The ["otale has t\Vo dugs.
"fil e calou r i& very various. lt i5 a nativc oE l.
2 . Tho "~u,i has • nlOr< r four toos on thc fure.
M U S
fcct , tu;c.~ no the hind Oill:S. and a ydio·...·j(h \.;d;,.·
It is a n<lllvo: of l, Su.In un. and c...;u"r~¡. 3'
'The Jl porinu5 has lhe (ame eh.traller¡ \'Iidl . he: formc::r.
onl)' lhe bdly 15 \VhilC_ le is fO\lnd In J a.a and Sao
malta. 4. "r he citclIu5 lus a Ilion . an afh·c.l"
lourea body, :\nd no eJI s. It 15 faund in 13ohemid.,
6 ,.. bdo',v grouilJ. 5. ~rhe Jcmmus, hdS a nlOft tad,
fi\'t tOes on bolll fo re hllld·feC:t, . OlnJ the: body i3
,'a riegatcd \'11th grccll anJ ydluw. l~ht:y are found in
the L :¡p;¡¡nd mountitills unda Itttle hdlocks , and fctd
folcly on v<g... bles. 6. The p. co, has a Ihort la.I,
five toes on t.:~ch · foot, anu there are three ydlowi!h.
Iines on e leh r.d.. 1I is a nOlive of !. 7. T he
m.\rm 1ta has a Ih on htliry tad, round ears, and g;b.
bous ch~eks . 1t olRs .J~ep hol~s in the eanh witn a ...
mazing quickners; O~eps profoll ndly during lhe wia:
; Jifts 115 faod tu in mO,uth with the fure·feet ; ot ...
ten l\ts ert(t; it is eafi ly {.O11::<1, and is found in S wi:–
. 8. The mon.x ha. a hairy rail, an alh -co·
lou r\..d borly, rou ndl(h carS", ;tnd four toes on the fore
Ec¿t and five on rhe: hino ooes. It is a native of A me–
rica. 9. The ericetus lus a rail ora moJer:ue lc:ngth.
round cars, a blJck belly, i\nd r~dJilh lidc:s, w!d\ tt ree
white fpots . This ánimal dir,'i Jeep eaverns iD th.e
tétrth, divided ioto' ruany differenr cell!, in which It
dcpofi,es and preferoes large ~Uanli lies of f,uits and
grai. s. The femal< briogs fonlr r.x young o.e. l\Vlce
in the ycar, eaeh of which lifes in a reparace eell.
Tbey are hunted fo r food, fo r lhei r n,i••, .od even
for lhe ~ua n lily of found in lhoir cclls. 11 is a
native of Germany. 10. The t.rr.llri. has a hliry
tail. with (our to('s on the fore·feet, ano five on the
hind ones, aod ear, (horter than the hair. Thii ani–
mal , which il about half lhe lize of a nt, digs in the
gorde•• a mole, and ca" lhe bark off the roots of
t rees. &c. It (wims in ditches, and devours youne
duek. in lhe ponds . It is • o..i,·e of Europe_ (( .
Tho amphibiou. has a long hairy , with palmated
feer. It digs in ,he b. llk. of d:tches and unuee d.e
roo" of trees, and feeus UpOD, egel.bles. " is found
bOlh in Europe and Afriea, 1'2 . Thc ratuiS, or rac.
has a Jong naked caiJ. four tóes on the fore fee t, aod
fi ve on the hind ones, and a c1aw on the large toe.
This animal infclls the houfes crcry ",here lhrougn
Europe, and is devollred by C:lts and other anima~ s
of the fam o claf.. Ir is roporlcJ by fe ' eral aUlho",
thal rats were originally tr.¡nfportcd rrom :\merica i ll
a Ihip b:longing to Antwc:rp. 13 , Th~ I\llllcl1lu~, oc
ec.mmon mouft', has a long naked lJil, fou r toes on
the fore· feet and five on the hinJ ones, but has DO
c1aw on {be lar¡:c . toe. This .. nimal i5 a native oi
Europ<, feed, u~on aod R.n, of .dl kincls. I.}.
T ho arcll. oariu. ha. a long hmy llil , " reddlfh bu·
dy, a white th ro:ll. and the hind toes hav~ no el.l\\'s.
lt t"rtqucnts the woods of Europe, f~cJs uron mus,
which it ("ys up in the eMth, and Oeef's during win–
ter. 15 , Thc querclnus hu a long b.iry tad , \Vith ;¡
blaC'k ring uoder lhe l'yc..5. lt i5 a l1uivc: of Ihe fOUtil
of Europe. 16. 1 'he gregarius hu a ud
third of Ihe Ic:nglh of its body, and romewlut lun")';
tlle body is of a ~rCrinl coJocr, anu lhl: Itgs :HI! \\'~lit~~