| Coda | ‖n. [ It., tail, fr. L. cauda. ] (Mus.) A few measures added beyond the natural termination of a composition. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Discodactyl | n. [ See Discodactylia. ] (Zool.) One of the tree frogs. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Discodactylia | ‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; disk + &unr_; finger. ] (Zool.) A division of amphibians having suctorial disks on the toes, as the tree frogs. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Discodactylous | a. (Zool.) Having sucking disks on the toes, as the tree frogs. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ostracoda | ‖prop. n. pl. (Zool.) An order of Entomostraca possessing shrimplike bodies enclosed in hard bivalve shells; called also seed shrimp and mussel shrimp. They were formerly referred to as Ostracoidea. They are of small size, and swim freely about; many are less than 1 mm in length. Microfossils of certain extinct orders have been found extending back to the Cambrian age. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ] |
| ostracodan | n. Same as ostracod. [ PJC ] |
| Thecodactyl | n. [ &unr_; case + &unr_; finger. ] (Zool.) Any one of a group of lizards of the Gecko tribe, having the toes broad, and furnished with a groove in which the claws can be concealed. [ 1913 Webster ] |
