The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 28Garretson, Cox, 1897 |
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... species in the sand . They are used for bait , and one species ( S. edulis ) is eaten in some coun- tries . SIQUIS , n . si'kwis [ L. , if any one ] : a notice given in church that a certain person is a candidate for holy orders , to ...
... species in the sand . They are used for bait , and one species ( S. edulis ) is eaten in some coun- tries . SIQUIS , n . si'kwis [ L. , if any one ] : a notice given in church that a certain person is a candidate for holy orders , to ...
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... species A. tigri num , found in Mexico and the United States . Prof. August Weissmann ( q.v. ) infers that the ancestors of the axolotl passed through the normal life - history of Amblystoma , the climate of the Mexican table - land ...
... species A. tigri num , found in Mexico and the United States . Prof. August Weissmann ( q.v. ) infers that the ancestors of the axolotl passed through the normal life - history of Amblystoma , the climate of the Mexican table - land ...
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... species of the Lake Trout , found only in Lake Superior , and rare there as compared with the ordinary species . The Indian name is an Ojibewa word , meaning ' cooks itself , ' the fish being so fat that it can be set on fire and made ...
... species of the Lake Trout , found only in Lake Superior , and rare there as compared with the ordinary species . The Indian name is an Ojibewa word , meaning ' cooks itself , ' the fish being so fat that it can be set on fire and made ...
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... species of shark : Icel . skata , a skate , from its pointed tail : Norw . skata , to run to a point : Ir . and Gael . sgat , a skate ] : pop- ular name of several species of Ray ( q.v . ) .- The COMMON S. ( Raia batis ) , known in ...
... species of shark : Icel . skata , a skate , from its pointed tail : Norw . skata , to run to a point : Ir . and Gael . sgat , a skate ] : pop- ular name of several species of Ray ( q.v . ) .- The COMMON S. ( Raia batis ) , known in ...
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... species attains a large size . The SHARP - NOSED S. ( R. oxyrhynchus ) also has a very sharp snout , but less elongated : it is thicker in pro- portion to its other dimensions than any of the other Brit . species , and attains a very ...
... species attains a large size . The SHARP - NOSED S. ( R. oxyrhynchus ) also has a very sharp snout , but less elongated : it is thicker in pro- portion to its other dimensions than any of the other Brit . species , and attains a very ...
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