The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 4Garretson, Cox, 1897 |
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... quadrupeds , generally having for their nucleus some small indigestible substance which has been taken into the stomach . Sometimes they are of a radiating structure ; sometimes formed of concentric layers ; sometimes they are composed ...
... quadrupeds , generally having for their nucleus some small indigestible substance which has been taken into the stomach . Sometimes they are of a radiating structure ; sometimes formed of concentric layers ; sometimes they are composed ...
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... quadrupeds ; each of them is pro- vided in the middle with a flattened bony process , directed obliquely backwards to the next rib , so that they support one another , while instead of being united to the sternum , or breast - bone , by ...
... quadrupeds ; each of them is pro- vided in the middle with a flattened bony process , directed obliquely backwards to the next rib , so that they support one another , while instead of being united to the sternum , or breast - bone , by ...
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... quadrupeds ; the bones of the hand , however , being much disguised , and some of them wanting or rudimentary . In the accom- panying cut of the bones of a bird's wing , a is regarded as the elbow - joint , b as the wrist - joint , c as ...
... quadrupeds ; the bones of the hand , however , being much disguised , and some of them wanting or rudimentary . In the accom- panying cut of the bones of a bird's wing , a is regarded as the elbow - joint , b as the wrist - joint , c as ...
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... quadrupeds ; but the thigh is short , and so concealed within the body , that it is not apparent as an external portion of the limb ; the next division , often mis- taken for the thigh , being the leg strictly so called , or tibia ...
... quadrupeds ; but the thigh is short , and so concealed within the body , that it is not apparent as an external portion of the limb ; the next division , often mis- taken for the thigh , being the leg strictly so called , or tibia ...
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... quadrupeds . The manifestation of in- telligence is not , however , usually so great in B. as in quadrupeds . Their nest - building , their migrations ( see BIRDS OF PASSAGE ) , and many other things of greatest in- terest , must be ...
... quadrupeds . The manifestation of in- telligence is not , however , usually so great in B. as in quadrupeds . Their nest - building , their migrations ( see BIRDS OF PASSAGE ) , and many other things of greatest in- terest , must be ...
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