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M UC;T E L LA , in zoology, a genu, of qu. d rupeds of the

Oh;"

r of ferx. T hc:re art:

fix

ere-tl,

fll arp.

difilOét

teed\

lhe upperja",. and

equJl

Dumbcr in the undcr

jaw.

bUl

blutlter and

clofLT

togelher.

and

tWO

of thc:m

are fi lU.\tcd a

hule rarthcr witbin

lhe mouth ;

and

the

ton)~\Ic

is Cmooth. T hcre are

fpecies,

viz.

t .

T he

l utris, with

lhe

hind·ft:e t palmatcd . and

lhe

tail about

one i"ourt h of;/le I.nglh of lhe body.

is found in

A fi a and

Nonh

America.

~ .

T he lutra, or

on u ,

has

palmated

(eel ,

and a tail aboul c ne

hJ.lf

of the leng[h

of lhe body. This

animal

ex ceedlngly

,¿oracious ;

bUl is fonder of liOl lhan of Atlh . He (eldom ql1ilS

the l>anks of rivers, and can

rematO

a confiderable time

below water,

1~he rl!m~le

comes in {caCon in the

WiD–

(er , 2nd

brings

fonh

three or

(OUT

young in March .

T his animal is found in

otan

coun trie:s of Europe and

N otlh Ameriea.

T he lUlrcol. h. s hairy palm. ted

fcet. and

él

whtt e

moulh.

a nal¡ve

of Finland,

a nd (eeds upon frogs and fi Oles.

T he

b~rbata,

Of '3 redd¡Ol colour : and

1.he

toes are: not conned ed

\Vith

a membrane.

a nat¡ve

of B razd.

5. The

gulo is of a d ulky red eolour, and blaekilh

0 0

lhe

midd le of the bock .

i. found on lhe woody moun ·

n ios of L .pland , R offia, and Siberia. The gulo i, •

" ery

\'orace:OU5 animal, and dcvours hairs, birds,

crc.

H e

has

an abominable odor;

bUI

his fur is very pre:cious.

6 . The

martes , or manen, is of

blacki Ot yellow co ·

J~ur,

with

pale throat ,

and lhe

toes are:

not

webbed .

T his animal is a nati"c: or the Couthero pan s of E urope ;

it frequt!nt5 lhe: woods, and feeds upon Cquirreh, miee,

and birds.

T he putorius, or pole·cat, has uncon–

neéted

toes,

din y

ye:llow

colour, with

white

moulh

and

ears. This ani:nal is

ver,

cJe:ftru8.iyc:

b irds and poult ry. He concea ls him(elf during lhe

Day; but fleals into barns, dove. cotes,

hen

houfes.

Oc.

in the nig!1t, in order to ca teh his prc);

a nal i\'e of mefl.-parti of Europe. 8 . T he furo, or

ferrel, bas red eyes, and

unconne8.ed

toes . This ani–

mal is eafily ..med,

and

frequcntly employed tO huot

rabbiu OUI of thel r holes. 1"he remaJe ¡s

Ie:Csthan

lhe

male, and

brl!lg6

ronh t \Vice in lhe

year,

5 or 6 al a

!i!rcr.

is a n:uive of Afriea. 9· The zibellina has

dividc:d

toes;

thcbony

is of a dulky ycl10w

colo\lr,

with

"' whi lC forchc2.d, "od "" . fh·coloured Ihroat.

is found

in T an ary, and Ihe nonhern parts of A fi a.

10.

The

ermi nea

has

di\ ¡den loes ; and lhe

poiot

rhe

nil

is red .

T hc 01,10

of lhis animal is

'faluable fur ,

and

o( a fi nc whilC: colour .

is a nari\'c bOlh of E urope

a.nd

,\(i..l,

¡, nd panicuJarly of

Ih~

non hcrn cbmares. h

fcecls upon

nHCC,

q~gs,

&c.

and has a very

oífe:nfi vc:

frndl.

1'2 .

T he niv. lis has dlvidcJ

loes,

a:ld a whire

oocl )'.

is ver

fimi Jar

lO Ihe clOIine, bUI aboul one

halr Icfs in (izc. h

(ound in Rufliaa nd

tht non hcrn

1'''''

EU lopc. Sec P I."e CV. fig. 3. onu PI..e

CVl. fig .

1, ' . ; , d .

:1\1 UT E , In a

~( n(

{Ln(',

{ign:(¡es a perroo thal cannor

Ipt',; k,

hii~

nnl

t " ~.:

"fe uf frl'lCh.

J\II,; Tf.

gr.lOmu r,

Ictt cr which yielJs no

CO\lOd

witl .out

dl(' ..

c!(hll on

of a \ owcl . Thc fint ple confo·

r'ldnu <l I C

Clnli n<u il y olfli nI;lIt/hlJ

ioto

mutes

~nd

li1 llids

01 ILnll

\'owd s.

MUTI LAT ION, the retreoehing Or cuttiog away ar.y

member of dIe: body.

M U TI L ATT CD N.

in Scots law. S ee LAw, T ic. xxxiii.

1\1UTU L E, in arehitcélure, a kind of fquare modiJlion

(el under (be cornichc of lhe D orie order.

M UTUU i\f, or L OAN , in S eo" L aw . Scc LAV{.

T i.. xx.

MUZZ LE

a gun or 11I0rl Dr

the extremilY at ",hich

the powdcr +and ball i5 pUl in

ano hence, lhe

mU2zle–

riog

the

melalline

c¡rele,

moulding,

,hat

fur–

rounds

¡he

n:louth of lhe plece:.

M YAGRU M, in bOlO ny, a genu. of the tetrandria

~Ii

eu lo(a cla(s. T he pod i, terminated with a eooieal

(lylu., and generall y contains but one (ced. Ther.

are n¡ne Cpecies, only e De of which ,

viz.

rhe fati–

vum, or gold

plcarure,

natÍv~

of Britaio.

MYCONE, ooe of lhe iO. nd, of the Arehipelago, about

twellty

fi ve miles in circurnfe:reoce, fitu3te:d

in E

looe.

25°. 6', N . lato

3 7~.

MYLO G LOSSUM, iD anatomy.

Scc AHATO"Y,

3°4'

MYLO HYOIDiEUS , io analomy. See A NATOMY .

3° 4

M YOL OGY, that part of anatomy whieh trea" of

the mu(cles of the hURlan body.

Se<

A NATO"Y,

P an

!l.

MYOPIA, Ihort.fightedne(s, a (peeie. of vifioo, wherein

objcél, are (eeo diClinélly only at (mall diClaocc.. Sr.

O PTT CS.

M YOSOTIS, in botany,

genu. of th. pentandria-mo–

nogyoi. cla(.. The corollary confiCl, of

emargio–

aled (egments . There are four fpeeies, ooly oo••f

which ,

viz.

the fcorpioides,

moure-car

fcorpioD–

grafs , Is a

natiye

of Britain.

MYOSUR US, in botany, a geoo, of the pentandria po–

Iygyoia cla(,. T he eaJix confi Cl, of S.e lea.e. con·

neéled at lhe ha(e ; il ha,

6.e

(uhu-lated, petal.lhaped

neéb.ria ; and the fecds are numerous. T here is bu[

one fpecies,

viz .

the mínimus, or moure· tail, a native

or Britain.

M YRIAD , a term fODlettme. ,,(ed

denote ten tbou–

(and.

MYR ICA , in botany, agenu. of the dieeeia tetrandria

e1ars. T he amenlum of the male has a IUDulated rcale;

Ihe corolla is wanting bOlh in lhe

m.de

and

female;

the female hfls

I\VO

Hyli; and the berry c.gnlaios only

one

(eed. T here a re Cave rpecies, nODe of lhem natives

Brittli n.

M Y R I O PHYLLUM, in bOlany, • &enu, of the monee–

cia polyandria cla(s. The ealix nf bOlh male .,d fe–

male conú(ls of fou r leavei, and none or them hilve a·

ny corolla : the nH le has

ei~h(

!lamina,

and lhe

fem:de

four pin illa; 2nu lhere ar. four naked «<d,. T her..

are two fpecies, bOlh

nali,'cs

Urltain,

vi=

lhe

(pI'

calum.

fpikecJ

water n\JlJ rod ; and the:

vert icillatt:m.

or verlicd lal ed

mili-foi l.

M YlU IECOl'H AC A, in zoology, a genus of qua,lru·

pt'os bdc'IOging

lhe order of bruta

the chara{l(,rJ

(Ir

\Vhich

,11

theCc !

T helc

are

no t('tlh Ir lh::

mou~h ;

lhe: tengue

long and cylinJuccl.l : lhe

h~''!l1

l.l":

",¡nHes

in a

lon~

Cnoul or

ll1u:t.zJe

anu

lhe

body

co\·el.t'J

\\'llh