American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... fishes of the order Abdominales . Gene . ric character : head smooth , edges of the jaws and palate rough , with teeth ... fish . It is in general about fourteen inches long . ELYMUS , in botany , lymegrass , a ge- nus of the Triandria ...
... fishes of the order Abdominales . Gene . ric character : head smooth , edges of the jaws and palate rough , with teeth ... fish . It is in general about fourteen inches long . ELYMUS , in botany , lymegrass , a ge- nus of the Triandria ...
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... fishing , a diversion he was remark- ably fond of . He used to study incessant- ly for some time , and then for relaxation take a ramble to any pot ale house , where he could get any body to drink with , and talk to . The late Mr ...
... fishing , a diversion he was remark- ably fond of . He used to study incessant- ly for some time , and then for relaxation take a ramble to any pot ale house , where he could get any body to drink with , and talk to . The late Mr ...
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... fish : it is six - footed , ac- tive , and furnished with a tail and six la- teral fins or gills ; the pupa resembles the larva , except in having rudiments of future wings . The larva is altogether aquatic , the complete insect aerial ...
... fish : it is six - footed , ac- tive , and furnished with a tail and six la- teral fins or gills ; the pupa resembles the larva , except in having rudiments of future wings . The larva is altogether aquatic , the complete insect aerial ...
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... fishes of the order Abdominales . Generic character : head flattish above , mouth and throat large ; teeth sharp , in the jaws , palate , and tongue ; nostrils double , near the eyes ; gill - membrane with from seven to twelve rays ...
... fishes of the order Abdominales . Generic character : head flattish above , mouth and throat large ; teeth sharp , in the jaws , palate , and tongue ; nostrils double , near the eyes ; gill - membrane with from seven to twelve rays ...
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... fish , we are informed , is found not unfrequently of the length of eight feet . It is to be met with in most lakes and small rivers throughout Europe . Its common colour is pale olive , but in Holland it has been seen of an orange co ...
... fish , we are informed , is found not unfrequently of the length of eight feet . It is to be met with in most lakes and small rivers throughout Europe . Its common colour is pale olive , but in Holland it has been seen of an orange co ...
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