The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... genus of birds of the order Pas- Generic character : bill conic ; man- dibles receding from each other , from the base downwards ; the lower with the sides narrowed in ; the upper containing a large knob of use to break hard seeds ...
... genus of birds of the order Pas- Generic character : bill conic ; man- dibles receding from each other , from the base downwards ; the lower with the sides narrowed in ; the upper containing a large knob of use to break hard seeds ...
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... genus of the Dioecia Triandria class and order . Natural order of Ericæ , Jussieu . Essential character : male ... genus of in- sects of the order Diptera . Generic cha- racter : mouth with an inflected sucker and proboscis ; sucker with ...
... genus of the Dioecia Triandria class and order . Natural order of Ericæ , Jussieu . Essential character : male ... genus of in- sects of the order Diptera . Generic cha- racter : mouth with an inflected sucker and proboscis ; sucker with ...
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... genus of birds of the order Pas- seres . Generic character : bill conic ; man- dibles receding from each other , from the base downwards ; the lower with the sides narrowed in ; the upper containing a large knob of use to break hard ...
... genus of birds of the order Pas- seres . Generic character : bill conic ; man- dibles receding from each other , from the base downwards ; the lower with the sides narrowed in ; the upper containing a large knob of use to break hard ...
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... genus of the Dioecia Triandria class and order . Natural order of Erica , Jussieu . Essential character : male ... genus of in- sects of the order Diptera . Generic cha- racter : mouth with an inflected sucker and proboscis ; sucker with ...
... genus of the Dioecia Triandria class and order . Natural order of Erica , Jussieu . Essential character : male ... genus of in- sects of the order Diptera . Generic cha- racter : mouth with an inflected sucker and proboscis ; sucker with ...
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... genus of the Hexandria Monogynia class and order . Essential character : calyx none ; petals six , oblong , ovate , concave , acute , three outer , three inner , green spotted ; berry three- celled , with four or five globular seeds ...
... genus of the Hexandria Monogynia class and order . Essential character : calyx none ; petals six , oblong , ovate , concave , acute , three outer , three inner , green spotted ; berry three- celled , with four or five globular seeds ...
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