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... colonies . COLONIAL PERIOD Because only quite limited amounts of precious metal were found in Chile , the settlers early turned their attention to agriculture . They grew a wide variety of cereals , vegeta- bles , and fruits ; raised ...
... colonies . COLONIAL PERIOD Because only quite limited amounts of precious metal were found in Chile , the settlers early turned their attention to agriculture . They grew a wide variety of cereals , vegeta- bles , and fruits ; raised ...
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... colonies sup- ported by chitinous skeleton . Free medusae are produced ; in- cludes Velella . Oceanic ; worldwide . Order Hydroida . Hydroids . Usually colonial and polymor- phic ; release free medusae or retain modified medusoid re ...
... colonies sup- ported by chitinous skeleton . Free medusae are produced ; in- cludes Velella . Oceanic ; worldwide . Order Hydroida . Hydroids . Usually colonial and polymor- phic ; release free medusae or retain modified medusoid re ...
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... colonial coins alike have emphasized on their reverses either national symbols or national heraldic devices . Those U.K. dependencies that had not by February 1971 decimalized their currencies adopted the new decimal currency that the ...
... colonial coins alike have emphasized on their reverses either national symbols or national heraldic devices . Those U.K. dependencies that had not by February 1971 decimalized their currencies adopted the new decimal currency that the ...
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CHINA | 36 |
CHINESE LITERATURE | 231 |
CHORDATES CHRISTIANITY | 251 |
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