The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... natural history , a genus of fishes of the order Abdominales . Gene- ric character : head smooth , edges of the jaws and palate rough , with teeth ; gill mem- brane with thirty rays , and armed on the outside in the middle with five ...
... natural history , a genus of fishes of the order Abdominales . Gene- ric character : head smooth , edges of the jaws and palate rough , with teeth ; gill mem- brane with thirty rays , and armed on the outside in the middle with five ...
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... natural temper , he made no progress in his school ; he therefore soon left it off , and , satisfied with a moderate competence left him by his parents , he de- voted himself to a studious retirement , which he thus closely pursued , in ...
... natural temper , he made no progress in his school ; he therefore soon left it off , and , satisfied with a moderate competence left him by his parents , he de- voted himself to a studious retirement , which he thus closely pursued , in ...
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... Natural order of Ericæ , Jussieu . Essential character : male , calyx three - parted ; corolla three - petalled ... natural history , a genus of in- sects of the order Diptera . Generic cha- racter : mouth with an inflected sucker and ...
... Natural order of Ericæ , Jussieu . Essential character : male , calyx three - parted ; corolla three - petalled ... natural history , a genus of in- sects of the order Diptera . Generic cha- racter : mouth with an inflected sucker and ...
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... Natural Method , consisting of plants with sword - shaped leaves . ENSIFORM , in general , something re- sembling a sword , ensis : thus we find men- tion of ensiform leaves , ensiform cartilage , & c . ENSIGN , in the military art , a ...
... Natural Method , consisting of plants with sword - shaped leaves . ENSIFORM , in general , something re- sembling a sword , ensis : thus we find men- tion of ensiform leaves , ensiform cartilage , & c . ENSIGN , in the military art , a ...
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... Natural order of Coniferæ . Essential cha- racter : male , calyx of the ament two - cleft ; corolla none ; stamens seven ; anthers four inferior , three superior : female , calyx two- parted , five - fold ; corolla none ; pistils two ...
... Natural order of Coniferæ . Essential cha- racter : male , calyx of the ament two - cleft ; corolla none ; stamens seven ; anthers four inferior , three superior : female , calyx two- parted , five - fold ; corolla none ; pistils two ...
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