MUNTINGIA, in botany, a genus of the polyandria monogynia class. The calix consists of five segments, and the corolla of five petals; and the berry has one cell containing many seeds. There is but one species, a native of America.
logy, a genus of fishes
The head is smooth;
the membrane of the gills; the
eyes are covered with a common skin; and the body
is cylindrical, and slimy. There are seven species,
distinguished by their fins, tail, &c.