Encyclop¿dia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 17. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 444
... covered with a flimy matter . The third part of the fhore is more affected by the fea than either of the others ; and is covered with an uniform cruft of the true nature of the bottom of the fea , except that plants and animals have ...
... covered with a flimy matter . The third part of the fhore is more affected by the fea than either of the others ; and is covered with an uniform cruft of the true nature of the bottom of the fea , except that plants and animals have ...
Page 493
... covered with reddifh and fhaggy hair ; longeft on the back , thinneft on the fore parts . The face and paws are fwarthy ; the buttocks covered with hair . They inhabit the interior parts of Africa , the ifles of Suma- tra , Borneo , and ...
... covered with reddifh and fhaggy hair ; longeft on the back , thinneft on the fore parts . The face and paws are fwarthy ; the buttocks covered with hair . They inhabit the interior parts of Africa , the ifles of Suma- tra , Borneo , and ...
Page 497
... covered with a fmooth red fkin ; ears pointed , and hid in the hair ; head great , and flat ; hair on the head , and fore part of the body as far as the waist , very long and fhaggy ; grey and olive - brinded ; the fides of the head ...
... covered with a fmooth red fkin ; ears pointed , and hid in the hair ; head great , and flat ; hair on the head , and fore part of the body as far as the waist , very long and fhaggy ; grey and olive - brinded ; the fides of the head ...
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