The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Micropaedia (10 v.)Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1983 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... centimetres ) . The lance- shaped leaves , growing out from the stalk in a dense rosette , are fleshy and rigid , with gray to dark - green colour . Each is 2-6 feet ( 0.6-1.8 metres ) long , 3 inches ( 7.6 centimetres ) wide at the ...
... centimetres ) . The lance- shaped leaves , growing out from the stalk in a dense rosette , are fleshy and rigid , with gray to dark - green colour . Each is 2-6 feet ( 0.6-1.8 metres ) long , 3 inches ( 7.6 centimetres ) wide at the ...
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... centimetres ( four inches ) in the African pygmy squirrel ( Myosci- urus pumilio ) to about 90 centimetres ( 35 inches ) in the giant squirrels ( Ratufa ) of Asia . Eurasian red squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris ) Schunemann - Annan Photo ...
... centimetres ( four inches ) in the African pygmy squirrel ( Myosci- urus pumilio ) to about 90 centimetres ( 35 inches ) in the giant squirrels ( Ratufa ) of Asia . Eurasian red squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris ) Schunemann - Annan Photo ...
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... centimetres ( 10 inches ) , but the Aus- tralian D. brevicaudata reportedly attains a width of about 2 metres ( 7 feet ) and a length of 4 metres . The urolophid , or round sting- rays , are considerably smaller , the largest at ...
... centimetres ( 10 inches ) , but the Aus- tralian D. brevicaudata reportedly attains a width of about 2 metres ( 7 feet ) and a length of 4 metres . The urolophid , or round sting- rays , are considerably smaller , the largest at ...
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