 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 726 pages
...the two points of these hooks come dose to each other; they then present them to the membrane, anil keeping them parallel till it is pierced through,...and afterwards, by bringing the points downwards, or towards themselves, they include a sufficient piece of the membrane with each took, and thus remain... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1819 - 414 pages
...two small Looks or tentacula. When removed from the stomach, they will attach themselves to any loose membrane, and even to the skin of the hand : for this purpose they draw, hack their hooks almost entirely within the skin, till the two points of these hooks close to... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1819 - 412 pages
...two small hooks or tentacula. When removed from the stomach, they will attach themselves to any loose membrane, and even to the skin of the hand : for this purpose they draw back their hooks almost entirely within the skin, till the two points of these hooks close to... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 858 pages
...hooks or Icatacufa. When they are removed from tlie stomach they will attach themselves to any loose membrane, and even to the skin of the hand. For this purpose they sheath or draw back the hooks aJmost entirely within the skin, till the two points come close to each other ; they then present them... | |
 | George H. Dadd - Horses - 1880 - 450 pages
...sudden jerk, so as not to injure them, they will, if fresh and healthy, attach themselves to any loose membrane, and even to the skin of the hand. For this...draw back the hooks almost entirely within the skin, until the two points come close to each other. They then present them to the membrane, and, keeping... | |
 | George H. Dadd - Horses - 1920 - 450 pages
...sudden jerk, so as not to injure them, they will, if fresh and healthy, attach themselves to any loose membrane, and even to the skin of the hand. For this purpose the) aheath or draw back the hooks almost entirely within the skin^ until the two points come close... | |
 | Linnean Society of London - Botany - 1797 - 400 pages
...hooks almoft entirely within the Ikin, till the two points come clofe to each other ; they then prefent them to the membrane ; and keeping them parallel till...afterwards, by bringing the points downwards towards themfelves, they include a fufficient piece of the membrane, and remain firmly fixed for any length... | |
| |
For this purpose they sheath or draw back the hooks almost entirely within the skin, until the two points come close to each other. They then present them to the membrane, and, keeping them parallel till it is pierced through, they expand them in a lateral... 