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... characteristics and classification 9 : 133b poisonous animals , table 7 14 : 614c velvet carpet , a carpet or rug having a cut pile . Wilton weaving techniques 7 : 408e velvet crab : see swimming crab . velveteen , a fabric , usually of ...
... characteristics and classification 9 : 133b poisonous animals , table 7 14 : 614c velvet carpet , a carpet or rug having a cut pile . Wilton weaving techniques 7 : 408e velvet crab : see swimming crab . velveteen , a fabric , usually of ...
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... characteristic of shallow water that are also size sorted . In some cases the layers are lam- inated and arranged in a ... characteristics of such channels suggest that they were formed by a com- bination of erosion and deposition by ...
... characteristic of shallow water that are also size sorted . In some cases the layers are lam- inated and arranged in a ... characteristics of such channels suggest that they were formed by a com- bination of erosion and deposition by ...
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... characteristics is highly complicated . The be- haviour characteristic of a particular breed consists of a combination of several independently inherited traits , each of which is affected by one or two major genes and perhaps other ...
... characteristics is highly complicated . The be- haviour characteristic of a particular breed consists of a combination of several independently inherited traits , each of which is affected by one or two major genes and perhaps other ...
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