On the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God as Manifested in the Creation of Animals and in Their History, Habits and Instincts, Volume 1W. Pickering, 1835 - 954 pages |
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action alluded Almighty amongst animal kingdom animalcules appears aquatic Aristotle belonging birds bivalve body byssus called cause Cephalopods cherubic cherubim circumstances climate cloud common consider creation Creator Crustaceans Cuvier Deity deluge direction divided Divine earth Echinoderms employed evidently exhibit eyes fishes fixed fluid foot furnished Gastropods gelatinous genus globe habits head heavens herbivorous Heteropods Holy Ibid infinite Infusories inhabit insects instinct Irenæus kind Lamarck latter legs light Linné Lord maxillæ means migrations Molluscans motion mountains mouth multivalve nature nutriment object observed ocean operculum organs orifice passage physical plants PLATE polypes powers prey probably proboscis produced quadrupeds race regard rendered resembling respect rocks Salpes says Scripture seems shell shell-fish singular sometimes species spines Spirit substance suckers surface symbols tentacles terrestrial terrestrial animals things tion tribe univalves valves various vast vegetable whole wings word worms Zoophytes