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... night , always falls on its feet . 2 A Cat A 3 LION Λεων , οντος . m . A LIONESS Λεαινα , ας . f . has no mane . A TIGER Τίγρις , ίδος , οι ιος A PANTHER Πανθήρ , ήρος . An Ounce A Bear Λυγξ , κος . C. Αρκτος , ου . C. fond of honey ...
... night , always falls on its feet . 2 A Cat A 3 LION Λεων , οντος . m . A LIONESS Λεαινα , ας . f . has no mane . A TIGER Τίγρις , ίδος , οι ιος A PANTHER Πανθήρ , ήρος . An Ounce A Bear Λυγξ , κος . C. Αρκτος , ου . C. fond of honey ...
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... night on vegetables . This word also signifies a weasel , or rat . * * * * Μυς μείζων , οι Μυς αρουραίος . * Order IV . Glires , from glis , commonly taken for our Dormouse ; the little animal which the Romans called glis is not well ...
... night on vegetables . This word also signifies a weasel , or rat . * * * * Μυς μείζων , οι Μυς αρουραίος . * Order IV . Glires , from glis , commonly taken for our Dormouse ; the little animal which the Romans called glis is not well ...
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... night . A Hoop 4 Εποψ , πος . m . ORDER III . * A Swan Κύκνος , ου . Μ . when alarmed carries its young on its back . Order II . Picæ , from pica a magpie . Bill hooked and formed for climbing . 2 hen . Kopan signifies also a crow , a ...
... night . A Hoop 4 Εποψ , πος . m . ORDER III . * A Swan Κύκνος , ου . Μ . when alarmed carries its young on its back . Order II . Picæ , from pica a magpie . Bill hooked and formed for climbing . 2 hen . Kopan signifies also a crow , a ...
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... night long in peace and security . " White . 2 Νηττα , οι νησσα came from νεw to swim . 3 Order IV . Grallæ or stilts , this class of birds having long legs . 4 The ancient Greeks considered the heron an omen of success . * You may call ...
... night long in peace and security . " White . 2 Νηττα , οι νησσα came from νεw to swim . 3 Order IV . Grallæ or stilts , this class of birds having long legs . 4 The ancient Greeks considered the heron an omen of success . * You may call ...
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... name from night , and the Saxon word galan to sing . 3 Also αηδώ , οος , ους ; and αηδινειευς , εως . 3 The martin builds under eaves of houses , but never in chimneys . Miscellanies . A bird * has * Ορνις , ίθος BIRDS . 19.
... name from night , and the Saxon word galan to sing . 3 Also αηδώ , οος , ους ; and αηδινειευς , εως . 3 The martin builds under eaves of houses , but never in chimneys . Miscellanies . A bird * has * Ορνις , ίθος BIRDS . 19.
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