ARISTOTLE 



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15 yoveZ. Trpo? Se toutoi? ahvvarov t,cha yiyveadai 

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 cx^i'V dvayKalov Kal Kivrjaiv, 6 Se totto^ eTTLKaipos 

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 €7T€L Kal vvv eiTL Tcov yvvatKciJv, idv rrepl tov tokov 



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 /xeAAoucras" ^coov e^eiv laxvpoTepas eivat, Sto aap- 

 KcoScLg elalv at roiavrat Trdaat, at 8e Trpo? to) 

 VTTot,(x>piaTi^ vp-evcoSeis. Kal in' avTcov 8e tojv 



25 Styoi'tav TTOiovpiivctiv t,iLa)v <f)avep6v tovto avjx- 

 ^alvov TO, fiev yap chd dvoj Kal €v toj TrXayLco 

 La)(ovai, Ta Se ^oia ev tu) Kara) fiepei ttjs vaTepas. 

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 ras" VGTepas eVia tcov l^a)a)v, Kal oXcos Std rt toi? 

 jaei/ KdTCo toXs Se avoj 77^6? toj VTrot,ojpLaTi etcrtv, 

 eipT^rat. 

 XII 30 AtoTi Se ras" /^tep- voTepag exovai Trdvsa ivTos, 

 Tovs S' opx^LS TO, /xev eKTog Ta S evros", atrior tou 

 juev ras" voTipas ivTos etvat rraatv, ort ev raurat? 

 eart to yivofjievov, o Setrat ^yAa/cT^S" /cat aKeTrrjs' 

 Kal 7Teifjea>?, 6 8' ckto? tov awfiaTog totto's ev^Xa- 



^ sic PZ : Tots vrro^atftaaiv vulg. 

 * /cai oKemjs oin. PZH, A.-W. 



They omit the internally oviparous stage. 

 " See Introd, § 62, and n. 



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