762 a 



ARISTOTLE 



15 Kal TO arjTTTOv TrepLTTCOfia rov 7Te(f)6evTog cotlv 

 ovdkv yap e/c TravTog yiverai, Kaddvep oj}8' eV rots' 

 V7TO rrjg T€)(vrjg Si^/xioupyou/xeVois" ovdev yap av 

 eSet TTOielv vvv Se to fxev rj rexvr] raJv dxpijcrroiv 

 d(f>aLpel, TO hi' Tj <^vais. 



FiVerat 8' ev yfj Kal ev vypw to. ^a>a Kal to, 



zO yTJTV. hid TO €v yfj fxkv vScop vndpx^LV, iv S' vSari 

 TTvevpia, ev Se tovtoj iravTl deppLOTrfTa i/jvxt'K'r]V , 

 oiOTe TpoTTOv TLvd TTavTa ijjvx^S elvai TrXrjpr]' Sto 

 avviaTaTai Ta;^ea>?, onoTav ipTTepiX'qcfyOfj. eprrepi- 

 Xap^dv€Tai Se Kal yiveTai, depfxaLvo/xevcov tcov 

 (jcopiaTiKcbv vypdjv olov d(f)pa)Srjs 7Top.(j)6Xv^. at 



25 p.€V ovv Si,a(f)opal tov Ttpn.a)T€pov etvat to yivo'S 

 Kal dTipiOTepov to avvtaTdp,€Vov iv ttj jrepiXrufjet 

 TTJs apx'fjs T7JS" ipvxi-Krjg eccnv.^ tovtov^ Se /cat ot 

 TOTToi a'tTLOi Kal TO CTco/xa TO 7Tepi\apL^av6pi€vov. 

 iv Se Tf] daXaTTTj ttoXv to yecuSe? eveoTiv hiOTrep 

 iK Trjg TotavTrjg avaTaaecos -q tojv OGTpaKoSepp^cov 



30 yiveTai (f>vaig, kvkXo) p.ev tov yewSov? crKXrjpvvo- 

 pievov Kal TTTjyvvp.evov tt^v avT7]v vrj^iv tols oaTols 

 Kal TOt? Kepaai (rrvpl yap ctTi^/CTa Tayr' ecrrtV), 

 ivTOS Se TTepiXafi^avoiJLevov tov ttjv ^cot^v e^ovTos 

 awpbaTos . 



Movoi' Se Twv ToiovTojv avvSva^ojxevov ecopaTai 

 TO TU)v ko^Xlcov yevog. el S' e/<r tov avvSvaapiov 



^ elaiv Peck : iariv vulg. ^ tovtcov P. 



" This of course is not intended to cover the development 

 of a larva once it has been constituted. 



" Cf. above, 736 b 35 ff., and App. B §§ 13-17. 



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