American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... ru- diments of an animal in the womb , before the several members are distinctly form- ed ; after which per od it is denominat- ed a fœtus . Sce Forus and MIDWIFE- RY . B EMBRYO , in botany . See CORCULUM . EMERALD . EMB EMB.
... ru- diments of an animal in the womb , before the several members are distinctly form- ed ; after which per od it is denominat- ed a fœtus . Sce Forus and MIDWIFE- RY . B EMBRYO , in botany . See CORCULUM . EMERALD . EMB EMB.
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... short , filiform ; antennæ setaceous . These minute insects live by sucking out the blood and juices of other animals . There are about thirty species . One of the of the fly wheel , connected with the other frame EMP.
... short , filiform ; antennæ setaceous . These minute insects live by sucking out the blood and juices of other animals . There are about thirty species . One of the of the fly wheel , connected with the other frame EMP.
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... animals , his- tories , & c . ENCHELIS , in natural history , a ge- nus of the Vermes Infusoria . Worm in- visible to the naked eye , very simple , cy- lindrical . There are fifteen species . An account of these may be found in Adams ...
... animals , his- tories , & c . ENCHELIS , in natural history , a ge- nus of the Vermes Infusoria . Worm in- visible to the naked eye , very simple , cy- lindrical . There are fifteen species . An account of these may be found in Adams ...
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... animals , decayed vegetables , and all kinds of flesh , and in every state of its existence down to the most putrid . The general characters by which in- sects are distinguished are the following : they are furnished with six or more ...
... animals , decayed vegetables , and all kinds of flesh , and in every state of its existence down to the most putrid . The general characters by which in- sects are distinguished are the following : they are furnished with six or more ...
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... animals , Insecta : he defines an insect , a small animal , breathing through pores on its sides , furnished with movea- ble antennæ and many feet , covered with either a hard crust or a hairy skin . As in- troductory to the ...
... animals , Insecta : he defines an insect , a small animal , breathing through pores on its sides , furnished with movea- ble antennæ and many feet , covered with either a hard crust or a hairy skin . As in- troductory to the ...
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