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Page 36
... genus of venomous , desert - dwelling snakes of the viper family , Viperidae . There are two species , the horned viper ( C. cerastes ) , which usually has a spinelike scale above each eye , and the common , or Sahara , sand viper ( C ...
... genus of venomous , desert - dwelling snakes of the viper family , Viperidae . There are two species , the horned viper ( C. cerastes ) , which usually has a spinelike scale above each eye , and the common , or Sahara , sand viper ( C ...
Page 242
... genus Castanea , and evergreen trees and shrubs of the genus Castinopsis , both in the beech fam- ily ( Fagaceae ) . The water chinquapin is an or- namental aquatic plant of the lotus family ( see lotus ) . The chinquapin oak refers to ...
... genus Castanea , and evergreen trees and shrubs of the genus Castinopsis , both in the beech fam- ily ( Fagaceae ) . The water chinquapin is an or- namental aquatic plant of the lotus family ( see lotus ) . The chinquapin oak refers to ...
Page 398
... genus according to its peculiar characteristics may be identified as a particular species . A cloud of a certain genus may only have one species name attached to it , but a species name may appear with any of several genera . Following ...
... genus according to its peculiar characteristics may be identified as a particular species . A cloud of a certain genus may only have one species name attached to it , but a species name may appear with any of several genera . Following ...
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