ARISTOTLE 



749 b 



TCpa, Tojv Be laxi'OTepa /cat ^T]p6T€pa- 6 yap Ovjxog 

 o yevvaXo? ev rot? rotourot? yiverai acojjiacn jJidXXov. 



35 ert Se /cat rj roov OKeXcbv XeTrrorrjs /cat acrdeveia 

 avp-^aXXerai npos to rrjv (f)vcnv tojv tolovtcov 

 750 a o)(€VTLKr}v etvat /cat rroXvyovov , Kaddinep /cat eTrt 



T(x)V dvdpcoTTODV rj yap els rd KcJoXa TpO(f>rj rpeTrerai 

 Tots TotouTotS" els TTepLTTCofia aireppiaTiKOV o yap 

 eKeldev d^aipet rf (fivais, TrpocrrWrjaiv evravda. rd 

 o 8e yafjupwvvxoL rrjv ^daiv laxvpdv e^^i /cat rd 

 aKeXrj Trd^ps e-)(ovra hid rdv ^iov uiare 8ta Trdaas 

 ravras rds alrlas ovt ox^vrtKa ecrrtv ovre tto- 

 Xvyova. pbaXiara he rj Key^pis rroXvyovov jiovov 

 ydp a)(eh6v tovto /cat Trivet tcov ya/jLipcovvxoiv , rj 

 8' vypoTTjs /cat rj avix(f)VTOs /cat rj ivaKTos cnrep- 



10 fxariKov fierd rrjs vnapxovcnjs avrfj OepjxorrjTos- 

 Tt/cret S' ouS' avrrj^ rroXXd Xiav, dXXd rerrapa to 

 TrXeiaTOv. 



'O Se KOKKV^ dXiyOTOKOV CGTIV OVK CUV yajxifjcovv- 

 X<^S, OTi iffvxpds T-rjv cf)vaiv eariv {SrjXoi 8' rj 8etAta 

 Tov opveov), TO 8e aTrepjiaTiKov l,cx>ov Set depjiov 

 /cat vypov elvai. otl he heiXov, (j>avep6v vtto re 

 15 ydp TCOV opveoiv Stto/cerat TravTCov /cat eV dXXoTpiais 

 Tt/CT€t veoTTiais. 



Ta he TrepiaTepoihrj hvo (hs rd rroXXd TiKTeiv 



etcodev ovT€ ydp [xovotokoi elalv {ovdels ydp 



pLovoTOKos opvis TrXrjv 6 KOKKv^, /cat ovTos evioTe 



hiTOKel) ovTe noXXd tLktovoiv, dXXd TroAAa/ct? hvo 



^ avri) Peck : auTi7 vulg. 



" For " solid " and " fluid " see Introd. § 38. 



* Cf. the remarks on the chameleon at P. A. 692 a 22 if. ; 



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