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« Cf. P. A. 644 a 17, and note there; also Introd. § 70. 

 * For the meaning of " perfect " animals, see below, 

 737 b 15, 16, and the fuller definition given at 732 b 28 ff. 

 " i.e., a "perfect" egg; for another sense, see 776 b 1. 

 ^ For Selachia, see Bk. Ill, ch. 3. 



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