788 b 



ARISTOTLE 



TTpos rov iv rfj (f)ajvfj Xoyov, eiprjrai Trporepov Sidrt 

 S' ol fiev TTpoadiot yivovrai irporepov ol 8e yopi^LOL 

 varepov, /cat ovtol [xev ovk iKTTiTTTOVGiv, eKelvoi 8 

 iKTTLTTTOvat Kal (f)vovTai ttolXlv, Tols TTepi yevecrews 

 Xoyois rrjv alriav avyyevrj Set vojJiL^eLV. 



10 EiiprjKe jxev ovv irepl avraJv Kal ArjiMOKpLTOS, ov 

 KaXcjs S' e'lprjK€v. ov yap €tti tto-vtcov aKeifjafxevos 

 KadoXov XeycL Tr)V alriav. ^tjol yap eKTmrreLV 

 [xev Sid to' rrpo a)pas yiveadac rols t,ix}OLS' aK/xa- 

 t,6vTO)v yap (hs eiTTeiv i^vecrdai Kara ye cjivatv. 

 rov Se TTpo a)pas ytveadai, ro 6rjXd^€t,v alridrai. 



15 Kairoi drjXdt,€C ye Kal vs, ovk e/cjSaAAei Se rov? 

 oBovras' en Se rd KapxapoSovra dr^Xd^eL pikv 

 TTovra, OVK cK^dXXei S' eVta avra>v ttXtjv roi)? 

 KvvoSovra?, olov ol Xeovres. rovro p.ev ovv ^jxapre 

 KaOoXov Ae'ycov, ov aKeipd/xevos ro avix^atvov em 

 Trdvrcov. Set Se rovro iroieZv dvdyKrj yap rov 



20 Xeyovra KadoXov ri Ae'yeii' Trept rrdvrcjjv. iirel Se 

 TTjv cf)vaLV VTToridefxeda, e^ <Lv opcojjiev inronde- 

 fievot, ovr^ eXXeirrovaav ovre pidraiov ovdev ttolov- 

 aav rcov evSexopievcov irepl eKaarov, dvdyKrj Se 

 Toif [xeXXovai, Xapu^dveiv rpo(f)rjv fxerd rrjV rov 

 ydXaKro£ dTToXavaiv ex^tv opyava irpo? rrjv ip- 



25 yaalav rrj? rpo(f)rjs — et ovv avve^aivev, ws eKelvos 

 Ae'yet, irpos yj^rjv, eveXenrev dv rj (fivoLS rcov 

 evhexplxevcDV avrrj n TTOielv, Kal ro rrjs cf)va€cog 



" This is repeated from H.A. 501 1>4, but it is incorrect. 

 '' Lit., " which are saw-toothed." See P. A. 661 b 19. 

 ■^ Also stated at H.A. 579 b 11. Other animals' habits in 

 teeth-shedding are noticed at H.A. 501 b 1 ff., 575 a 5. 



