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Page 58
... called an alcatraz . It has been suggested that this is from the Arabic word for a water wheel . If that is the case it must have ref- erence to the way in which gannets swarm in a circle from water to water . There are derivatives from ...
... called an alcatraz . It has been suggested that this is from the Arabic word for a water wheel . If that is the case it must have ref- erence to the way in which gannets swarm in a circle from water to water . There are derivatives from ...
Page 59
... called from its amber coloring . The pichirrojo is literally ' robin redbreast . ' For black there is moñudo ( blackheaded ) tufted duck ; ' focha ' coot ' from fusca ; pato negro ' scoter duck ; ' herrerillo or berreroche ' great tit ...
... called from its amber coloring . The pichirrojo is literally ' robin redbreast . ' For black there is moñudo ( blackheaded ) tufted duck ; ' focha ' coot ' from fusca ; pato negro ' scoter duck ; ' herrerillo or berreroche ' great tit ...
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... called by other humanists " verbosus , dicax , mendax , incautus . ” Janus Lascaris , one of the early Greek teachers at Paris , thought that poets were first of all philosophers and teachers of morals . Although he published a volume ...
... called by other humanists " verbosus , dicax , mendax , incautus . ” Janus Lascaris , one of the early Greek teachers at Paris , thought that poets were first of all philosophers and teachers of morals . Although he published a volume ...
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