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Page 504
Carl Roessler squirrel 504 troduced into western North America and squirrelfish , also known as SOLDIERFISH , any ( gray squirrel ) into Britain and South Africa . of about 70 species of large - eyed , colourful , The Eurasian red ...
Carl Roessler squirrel 504 troduced into western North America and squirrelfish , also known as SOLDIERFISH , any ( gray squirrel ) into Britain and South Africa . of about 70 species of large - eyed , colourful , The Eurasian red ...
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stinkbug 574 Some species ( e.g. , Tessaratoma javanica of odours that attract flies and other insects , the South Pacific and T. papillosa of the Ori- which assist in dispersing the reproductive ent ) have sound - producing organs and ...
stinkbug 574 Some species ( e.g. , Tessaratoma javanica of odours that attract flies and other insects , the South Pacific and T. papillosa of the Ori- which assist in dispersing the reproductive ent ) have sound - producing organs and ...
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689 surf riding surfperch , or SEAPERCH , any of 23 species of fishes of the family Embiotocidae ( order Perciformes ) . Surfperches are found in the Pacific ; two species are native to Japanese waters , but all others are confined to ...
689 surf riding surfperch , or SEAPERCH , any of 23 species of fishes of the family Embiotocidae ( order Perciformes ) . Surfperches are found in the Pacific ; two species are native to Japanese waters , but all others are confined to ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopędia Britannica, Part 2, Volume 9 The New Encyclopędia Britannica, ISBN 085229400X, 9780852294000 |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopędia Britannica, 1983 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2007 |
| ISBN | 085229400X, 9780852294000 |
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