coprology
n.
5COPRO3 + 3LOGY6 the treatment of scatological or pornographic subjects in art and literature

credenda
n.pl.,
sing. 3den4dum 73d!m8 5L, pl. of ger. of credere: see CREED6 doctrines to be believed; matters of faith

crispation
n.
5< L crispare (see prec.) + 3ATION6
1 a curling or being curled
2 a slight, involuntary contraction of the muscles or skin

So, a fancy word for "goosebumps"

crossopterygian
n.
5< ModL Crossopterygii, name of the group ( Gr krossoi, fringe + pteryx, fin, wing: see PTERYGOID) + 3AN6 any coelacanth: thought to be the precursors of amphibians

crith. Unit of mass used for weighing gases. One crith is the mass of one litre of hydrogen gas (H ) at
standard temperature and pressure.

typical of a pit viper. The rattlesnake belongs to this group.

CROUPADE (horse): A dressage exercise of the Spanish High Riding School Performed as a
vertical leap from the Pessage position. While off the ground, the horse folds its forelegs and
draws up its hind legs before landing simultaneously on all fours at
the same spot from which it leaped.Definition from Hurnik et al., 1995.

cruse
n.
5ME crouse < OE cruse, akin to MDu cruyse, ON krus, Ger krause, pot with lid6 a small container for liquids such as water, oil, honey, or wine

The widow's cruse of oil and barrel of meal was continually replenished
during a time of famine.
I Kings 17:9-16
2 Kings 4:2-7

I remember singing a piece by Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Romancero Gitano on poems by Lorca, and one is Crotalo, which meant castanets. must be the rattler connection?

please excuse any spelling errors, it's been a while!

Dancer to the Crotalum.

Bronze. Height about 11 inches.

WE have spoken in the explanation of Plate XI. of the moriones, or fatui, of
whom this dancer in bronze is one. He is entirely naked; the girdle round his
loins being altogether insufficient to conceal his enormous parts.

He is dancing to the sound of the Crotalum. This was a kind of cymbal made of
wood, of terra cotta, or of metal, which almost produced the sound of the
Spanish castanets. It was consecrated to Priapus, and used in lascrivious
dances.
Here is URL. Scroll down almost halfway.
http://royalmuseum.tripod.com/secretcabinet/Plate14.html

Crotalum (Page: 349)

Crot"a*lum (-l?m), n. [L., fr. Gr. rattle.] (Mus.) A kind of castanet used by the Corybantes.

The CORYBANTES are represented as a kind of inspired people, subject to Bacchic frenzy, and
inspiring terror at the celebration of the sacred rites by means of war-dances, noise, cymbals, drums,
and arms. They have been called attendants of Rhea 1, identified as Cybele, the Mother of the Gods
worshipped in Phrygia, and guardians of Dionysus 2 in his growing days. It is also told that the
CORYBANTES, came from Colchis (today Georgia in the Caucasus), and were given as armed
ministers to Rhea 1 by the TITANS. The CORYBANTES are inclined to dancing and to religious
frenzy, and worship the Mother of the Gods with orgies.

The CORYBANTES are sometimes said to have been expelled from their country by their father
Socus 2, and to have ruled the Euboean battalions that joined Dionysus 2 in his war against the
Indians.

CORYBANTES have been called the following: Acmon 3, Cyrbas, Damneus, Idaeus 3, Melisseus 3,
Mimas 6, Ocythous 3, Prymneus 2, and Pyrrhichus.

The CORYBANTES, the CABIROI, the DACTYLS and the TELCHINES are sometimes
represented as identical with the CURETES, and sometimes as kinsmen of one another [see below].

As I recall, the pit is a depression in the skull/face which is a sense organ, detecting heat. I'm sure more detailed accounts are easily found!

Dear WW: the pits are like a second pair of eyes to see prey in the dark. Hard to imagine how
evolution could have produced it.Here's a link with lots of information:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?F3E9215F2