ARISTOTLE 



720 a 



CKTos o oyiOLOiS' etT anavTioaiv ets" ev Tipos rov 

 tov aiSoLov TOTTov. o/xotws" Se Acai Tot? SeX(f)iaiv 

 ot, TTopoL e)(ovaiv dXXa rov? opx^tS' exovai KCKpvfi- 

 35 ju-evous" V7TO to Trept rrjv yaarepa Kvros. 



Ucog fiev ovv exovai rfj deaet Trepi to. [xopia ra 



720 b (JvvTeXovvra irpog rrjv yeveaiv, koL hia rivas alrias, 



elpiQTat, . 



XIV Tojv 8 ctAAcov ^cpcov Tcov dvalfxcov ovx 6 avros 



rpoTTOs Ttov jjLopLOJv Tcjv TTpos Tr]v yevcGiv avv- 



TeXovvroiv ovre rot? ivalfioLS' ovd^ eavrols. eari Se 



5 yevr] rerrapa rd Xonrd, ev fiev to tG>v pLoXaKOG- 



TpaKCov, SevTepov Se to tmv piaXaKLOJV, TpiTOV Se to 



TOJV eVTOpiOiV, /cat T€TapTOV TO TWV ooTpaKoheppLCtiv 



(tovtcdv 8e TTcpl p,€V TrdvTiov dSrjXov, Ta 8e TrAetcrra 

 OTi ov^ crurSua^erat <f>av€p6v Tiva 8e avvioTaTai 

 TpoTTOv, VGTepov XeKTeov) . Ta 8e piaXaKoaTpaKa 



10 avv8vd^€Tai piev wairep ra 07nadovpr]TLKd, OTav to 

 pukv VTTTLov TO 8e Ttpave's eTraXXd^r] ra ovpala- tol^ 

 yap VTTTioig Trpo? Ta Trpavrj eTn^atveLV ipiTroSH^ei Ta 

 ovpaia pLaKpdv e^ovTa ttjv dirdpTTjoiv tcov tttc- 

 pvyicov. exovai 8' ol piev dppeveg XeiTTOvs Tropovs 

 dopiKovs, at 8e diqXeiai vaTepas vpievojhei'S Trapd 



15 TO evTepov, evdev Kal evdev iaxt-apievas , ev atg ey- 

 XV yiveTai to coov. Ta 8e p,aXdKia avpiTrXeKeTai piev 

 Kara to aTopa, dvTepeihovTa Kal SiaiTTVTTOVTa 

 TO.? TrXeKTdvas , avpiTrXeKeTai 8e tov TpoTTov tovtov 

 e^ dvdyKrjs' tj yap <j>vais Trapd to aTopia ttjv re- 

 XevT'r]V TOV vepiTTcopiaTos avviqyaye Kapupaaa, Kad- 



20 dTTcp e'ipriTai TTpoTepov \ev rot? Trepi 'tcov popiojv 



1 oil vulg., S : om. PY, Piatt. 



" Snails are the exception (762 a 33). 

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