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... possess mammæ and non - nucleated red blood - corpuscles . But this statement of the characters of the class Mammalia is something more than an arbitrary definition . It does not merely mean that naturalists agree to call such and such ...
... possess mammæ and non - nucleated red blood - corpuscles . But this statement of the characters of the class Mammalia is something more than an arbitrary definition . It does not merely mean that naturalists agree to call such and such ...
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... possessed by an ovum . You might take the more solid particle to be the representative of the germinal spot , and the vesicle to be that of the germinal vesicle ; while the semi - fluid sarcodic contents might be re- garded as the yelk ...
... possessed by an ovum . You might take the more solid particle to be the representative of the germinal spot , and the vesicle to be that of the germinal vesicle ; while the semi - fluid sarcodic contents might be re- garded as the yelk ...
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... possesses all the essential properties and characters of vitality ; it is produced from a body like itself ; it is ... possess of throwing out processes of their substance , which are called " pseudopodia , " and are sometimes very ...
... possesses all the essential properties and characters of vitality ; it is produced from a body like itself ; it is ... possess of throwing out processes of their substance , which are called " pseudopodia , " and are sometimes very ...
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... possess a number of stomachs . It was not unnaturally imagined that each of the cavities in question was a distinct stomach ; but it has since been dis- covered that the outer layer of the sarcode is , by means of some unknown mechanism ...
... possess a number of stomachs . It was not unnaturally imagined that each of the cavities in question was a distinct stomach ; but it has since been dis- covered that the outer layer of the sarcode is , by means of some unknown mechanism ...
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... possess a true process of sexual multiplication , and that the sexual organs are those which have been denominated ' nucleus " and " nucleolus . " The nucleus is the true ovary— the nucleolus , the testis , in Paramecium . At particular ...
... possess a true process of sexual multiplication , and that the sexual organs are those which have been denominated ' nucleus " and " nucleolus . " The nucleus is the true ovary— the nucleolus , the testis , in Paramecium . At particular ...
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alisphenoid allantois Amphibia anchylosed animals anteriorly aperture articular articulated auditory capsule basi-occipital basi-sphenoid becomes Birds body bony brain-case cartilage cartilaginous cartilaginous cranium cerebral Cetacea chamber characters cloth coalesce corresponding cranial cavity cranium Cuvier decidua developed DISEASES distinct division edge embryo Engravings epiotic ethmoid ex-occipital external Fcap fenestra fishes foetal foramen fossa front frontals groove hyoidean hyomandibular inner intestine lateral layer lobes lower jaw Mammalia Mammals mandible maxilla median membrane middle line nasal nerves nervous notochord occipital olfactory opisthotic orbital orbito-sphenoids organs osseous ossification outer pair palatine palatine bones parietal pars mastoidea pars petrosa periotic bones petrosa Pike pituitary placenta plate Post 8vo posterior posteriorly premaxilla premaxillæ presphenoid pro-otic pterygoid quadrate bone Reptiles sacs Scolecida Second Edition segment semicircular canal separated septum side skull sphenoid spinal squamosal structure supra-occipital surface temporal bone third tympanic tympanic cavity upper vertebral Vertebrata vesicle visceral arches vomer wall
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