A manual of zoologyWilliam Blackwood & Sons, 1878 - Zoology |
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... surface of the body , and many have neither a distinct mouth nor stomach . Secondly , plants decompose carbonic acid , retaining the carbon and set- ting free the oxygen , certain fungi forming an exception to this law . The reaction of ...
... surface of the body , and many have neither a distinct mouth nor stomach . Secondly , plants decompose carbonic acid , retaining the carbon and set- ting free the oxygen , certain fungi forming an exception to this law . The reaction of ...
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... surface . Thus , the place of the Cacti of South America is taken by the Euphorbia of Africa ; or , to take a zoological illustration , many of the different orders of Mammalia are represented in the single order Marsupialia in ...
... surface . Thus , the place of the Cacti of South America is taken by the Euphorbia of Africa ; or , to take a zoological illustration , many of the different orders of Mammalia are represented in the single order Marsupialia in ...
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... surface into the following six provinces : - 1. The Palearctic Province , including Europe , Africa north of the Atlas Mountains , and Northern Asia . 2. The Ethiopian Province , including Africa south of the Atlas Mountains , and ...
... surface into the following six provinces : - 1. The Palearctic Province , including Europe , Africa north of the Atlas Mountains , and Northern Asia . 2. The Ethiopian Province , including Africa south of the Atlas Mountains , and ...
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... surface being chosen for this purpose , and acting as an extemporaneous mouth . When the particle of food has been received into the body , the aper- ture by which it was admitted again closes up , and the dis- charge of solid excreta ...
... surface being chosen for this purpose , and acting as an extemporaneous mouth . When the particle of food has been received into the body , the aper- ture by which it was admitted again closes up , and the dis- charge of solid excreta ...
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... surfaces . The " nucleus " in- creases in size , and a number of ovules are formed in its inte- rior . In like ... surface , the " disc , " forming the upper extremity of the so - called " rotatory organ . The disc is surrounded by ...
... surfaces . The " nucleus " in- creases in size , and a number of ovules are formed in its inte- rior . In like ... surface , the " disc , " forming the upper extremity of the so - called " rotatory organ . The disc is surrounded by ...
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abdomen adult alimentary canal ambulacral amongst animal Annelides antennæ anus aperture appendages Arachnida articulated attached birds bivalve body bones Brachiopoda branchiæ branchial calcareous carapace cavity cephalothorax chitinous ciliated composed comprising consists contractile Crustacea Ctenophora developed disc distinct division dorsal embryo Eocene external extinct extremity feet females fins fishes Foraminifera fossil furnished gemmation genera genus gills head horny Huxley Hydrozoa incisors Insects integument intestine known labium larva larvæ legs limbs living locomotive males Mammals mandibles margin maxillæ membrane molars Mollusca mouth nervous system operculum organs ovum Owen pairs Paleozoic parasitic placed plates polypide polypites Polyzoa portion possess posterior present regarded reproductive Reptiles respiratory Rotifera rudimentary Scolecida segments shell side Silurian single skeleton sometimes somites species spines stomach structure sub-order surface tail teeth tentacles termed thorax toes transverse tube upper usually valves ventral Vertebrates vesicle whilst wings Zoantharia zoöids
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