Encyclop¿dia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 6. köide,1. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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... animals ; and is applied to denote the height of the body only , without having any reference to the mind . When ap- plied to man , no other word can be substituted in its flead : when applied to other animals , high- is fometimes ...
... animals ; and is applied to denote the height of the body only , without having any reference to the mind . When ap- plied to man , no other word can be substituted in its flead : when applied to other animals , high- is fometimes ...
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... animals , the general rule is ap- plied , without any exceptions : tall , and not long , being employed to denote the height of the hu- man body , when in an erect poiture ; and long , and not tall , to denote its length when in an in ...
... animals , the general rule is ap- plied , without any exceptions : tall , and not long , being employed to denote the height of the hu- man body , when in an erect poiture ; and long , and not tall , to denote its length when in an in ...
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... animal has a difagreeable appearance , looking like the body of a fnake , and has the fame prehenfile quality with that of fome monkeys ; the body is round and pretty thick , the legs fhort : on the lower part of the belly of the female ...
... animal has a difagreeable appearance , looking like the body of a fnake , and has the fame prehenfile quality with that of fome monkeys ; the body is round and pretty thick , the legs fhort : on the lower part of the belly of the female ...
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... animal , it has ob tained the name of the kanguroo rat . It is an inhabi- tant of New Holland ; and two of the species are now to be feen alive at the curious exhibition of animals over Exeter Exchange ; where one of them , being a ...
... animal , it has ob tained the name of the kanguroo rat . It is an inhabi- tant of New Holland ; and two of the species are now to be feen alive at the curious exhibition of animals over Exeter Exchange ; where one of them , being a ...
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... animal to use the foot as a hand , as many of the opoffum tribe are obferved to do . 11. The Cayenne opoffum has a ... animals , and fay their flesh resembles a hare . They are cafily tamed , and will then refufe no kind of food . 12 ...
... animal to use the foot as a hand , as many of the opoffum tribe are obferved to do . 11. The Cayenne opoffum has a ... animals , and fay their flesh resembles a hare . They are cafily tamed , and will then refufe no kind of food . 12 ...
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