The sea-side companion; or, Marine natural history1835 |
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... purpose ; and the more effectually to remove the slightest trace , the holes from which they appeared were carefully bored through with an iron instrument , by means of which they were supposed to be entirely destroyed . Vain , however ...
... purpose ; and the more effectually to remove the slightest trace , the holes from which they appeared were carefully bored through with an iron instrument , by means of which they were supposed to be entirely destroyed . Vain , however ...
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... purpose as the fine , silky filaments which moor the little Muscle in a sheltering haven ; or rather , the shelly basis of the Serpula or Worm - shell , the Tree Oyster , and Slipper Barnacle . Lastly , on dissecting the stomach of this ...
... purpose as the fine , silky filaments which moor the little Muscle in a sheltering haven ; or rather , the shelly basis of the Serpula or Worm - shell , the Tree Oyster , and Slipper Barnacle . Lastly , on dissecting the stomach of this ...
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... purpose in the general economy of nature . The creatures which inhabit them , belong to the class Vermes , order Zoophyte ; and are de- scribed by Linnæus , as fixed , and flexile , composed either of net - like fibres , or small spines ...
... purpose in the general economy of nature . The creatures which inhabit them , belong to the class Vermes , order Zoophyte ; and are de- scribed by Linnæus , as fixed , and flexile , composed either of net - like fibres , or small spines ...
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... purpose ; and yet differ- ent in their external form , highly ornamented , vary- ing in shape and colour , and embellished with a variety of minute and elegant decorations . This dissimilarity is obvious in the fifty species that form ...
... purpose ; and yet differ- ent in their external form , highly ornamented , vary- ing in shape and colour , and embellished with a variety of minute and elegant decorations . This dissimilarity is obvious in the fifty species that form ...
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... purpose , a dry and solid piece , of a conical form , should be pressed on the ruptured vessel , to which it will adhere closely , and thus the bleeding of a large artery has been frequently prevented . Nor is this remarkable production ...
... purpose , a dry and solid piece , of a conical form , should be pressed on the ruptured vessel , to which it will adhere closely , and thus the bleeding of a large artery has been frequently prevented . Nor is this remarkable production ...
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