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... genus , containing numer- ous species ; originally distinguished by the straight hinge line . Ortho Acids . Usually the ordinary form , derived from normal acids by the abstraction of one or more molecules of water ; e.g. , normal ...
... genus , containing numer- ous species ; originally distinguished by the straight hinge line . Ortho Acids . Usually the ordinary form , derived from normal acids by the abstraction of one or more molecules of water ; e.g. , normal ...
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... genus Lutra and family Mustelidæ ; aquatic , fish - catching Carnivora , with webbed feet , burrowing in the banks of ponds and streams . The Old World otter man . Otter ( Lutra vulgaris ) . ( L. vulgaris ) is 2 ft . long , and has been ...
... genus Lutra and family Mustelidæ ; aquatic , fish - catching Carnivora , with webbed feet , burrowing in the banks of ponds and streams . The Old World otter man . Otter ( Lutra vulgaris ) . ( L. vulgaris ) is 2 ft . long , and has been ...
Page 1107
... genus occur in both hemi- spheres . Oval . 1. Re - entrant curve having two foci , the distances from which to any point in the curve have a constant relation . The noteworthy ovals are the Cartesian and Cassian , each hav- ing several ...
... genus occur in both hemi- spheres . Oval . 1. Re - entrant curve having two foci , the distances from which to any point in the curve have a constant relation . The noteworthy ovals are the Cartesian and Cassian , each hav- ing several ...
Page 1109
... Genus of small , showy - flowered herbs of the Geranium family , of wide geographical distribution . Some of them are cultivated for ornament . Oxaluria . Name given to a supposed diseased condition in which calcium oxalate is present ...
... Genus of small , showy - flowered herbs of the Geranium family , of wide geographical distribution . Some of them are cultivated for ornament . Oxaluria . Name given to a supposed diseased condition in which calcium oxalate is present ...
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... Genus of Hypotricha . It has cilia and bris- tles on the under side , by which it can walk over the surface of submerged objects , as plant stems . Oxyuris . Pin - worm infesting the rectum of children . The females are larger than the ...
... Genus of Hypotricha . It has cilia and bris- tles on the under side , by which it can walk over the surface of submerged objects , as plant stems . Oxyuris . Pin - worm infesting the rectum of children . The females are larger than the ...
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