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15 fiev TTore, oAtya/ct? ixevroL 8ta to tt^v varepav 

 CTU/x/xuetv COS TO. 77oAAa p-^xpt. Tcov Kvovp.ev(x)v raXg 

 yvvai^LV. av 8e avfi^fj nore {Kal yap tout' rjSr] 

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20 TO TrpoiJTTapxov to TreptTTCUjua TpcTreTat Trar, ovtco 

 /cat TOVTOLS, TrXrjv e/cetvois" p^ev evdvs, tovtols S' 

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 * arepeoTTjTa PSY. 



" Viz., those which produce more than one offspring. 

 " See 748 a 15 ff. 



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