. The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world ... from the center to theend of each ray of a starfish, along the oral aspect of thebody. Each set or radiating series of perforations is anambulacnmi, the several rows together being the undjula-cra. The usual definition of ambulacra as the perforatedspaces tlu-ough which the tube-feet are protruded leavesa doubt whether an ambulacrum is not one such perforatedspace. AmbiUacra is sometimes used fur the tube-fcctthemselves, collectively; in which ease it pro]»e
. The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world ... from the center to theend of each ray of a starfish, along the oral aspect of thebody. Each set or radiating series of perforations is anambulacnmi, the several rows together being the undjula-cra. The usual definition of ambulacra as the perforatedspaces tlu-ough which the tube-feet are protruded leavesa doubt whether an ambulacrum is not one such perforatedspace. AmbiUacra is sometimes used fur the tube-fcctthemselves, collectively; in which ease it pro]»erly siginrtesseveral sets or series of tube-feet, not several tube-feet ofany single row or series. The ambulacra ju-esent important variations in the threedivisions of the Eehinidea. Uuxley, Anat. Invelt., p, 489. ambulance (arabu-lans), n. [< F. ambulance(formerly hopital ambulant, walking hospital),<ambulant, walking, shifting: see ambulant.]1. A hospital establi-shmeut which accompaniesan army in its movements in the field for theptirpose of providing speedy assistance to sol-diers wounded in battle.—2. A two- or four-. United states Army Ambulance. wheeled wagon constructed for conveying sickor wounded persons. Ambulance-wagons are con-structed to run very easily, ami are designed to carry oneor two tiers of stretchers. Some tonus are fitted withwater-tank, medicine-chest, operating-table, and otherconveniences. City hospital andmlances are light four-wheeled wagons, funnshed with otu- or two beds, surgicalappliances, restoratives, etc.—AmbUlance-COt, a foblingcot designed to be carried in an ambulumi and to beused :us a bed in a hospital. —Ambulauce-stretclier, astretcher provided with casters and made to fit into anambulance. amburblal ambulant (ambii-lant), It. [= F. ambulant, <L. umbulan{t-)s, ppr. of ambulare, walk, goabout: see ambulate.] 1. Walking; movingfrom place to place; shifting. Sold it for 400 francs to an ambulaitt picture dealer. The Amerie
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