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'AAA' ovK iyxeXveaaLV ofiouov ovre ■)(^e\d)vai? 

 ovr ovv rrovXvTToheaai ydfjiov reXog ovre KeXaivfj 

 fMvpaivr], Ae;^ea)V Se TrapdrpoTTov oXaav eyovatv 51 

 at p.€V yap aTreiprjSov ev dXXtjXrjai ^^u^eicrat 

 ey^iXves Se/^as" vypov avaarpa)cf)ci)aL 0a/xetat 

 TrXeyvufxevai, rdajv Se Karei^erai et/ceAos" d(f}pcp 

 lx^P> ^^ ipapuddois T€ KaXv7TT€Ta(.' rj 8e [jllv IXvs 

 Se^afievq Kveei re /cat iyx^Xvcov reKcv oXkovs. ^^ 



TOtrj /cat yoyypoiaLV oXLadrjpoLcn yevedX-q. 



At 8e fxeya rpop,eovaL kol ixdalpovai ^eAtDvat 

 ov ydfxov ov yap rfjaiv €<j>ipi€pos ota /cat ctAAot? 

 repTTOjXrj Xe^ecov, rroXv he TrXeov dXyos exovai' ; 



aKXrjpov ydp p,dXa Kevrpov ev dpaeaiv elg 'A^poStTTji', 52. 

 oareov ovk eTTieLKTOV, drepTrei d-qyerai evvrj. 

 TovveKa ixdpvavrai re TraAtyva/xTrrotcrt t' dhovaiv 

 dXXrjXovs SdTTrovaiv, ore ax^hov dvridacoaiv, 

 at fxev dXevofxevai rprjxvv ydp,ov, ol 8' deKovacov 

 evvrj? IpLeipovres eKOvatoi, elaoKev dXKTJ SS'I 



viKT^aag ^ev^r] /xtv dvayKairj (f)iX6rr]ri,, 

 Tjvre Xrj'ChLrjv, rroXefiov yepas. et/ceAa 8' evvrjs 

 epya Kval ;)(^oi^totcrt /cat elvaXirjaL ;)(eAdjv'atS" ' 

 et/ceAa /cat ^coKTjaiV evret pbdXa Srjpov eKaaroL 

 e^oTTiOev avvexovr ai, dprjpores rjvre Beajxo). 53j 



HovXvTTohos 8' oAoot re ydp^oi /cat Tri/cpo? oXedpos 

 avpi(j>eperaL, ^vvov Se reXos davdroio /cat evvrjg- 



" Anguilla vulgaris, M.G. x^^"^- Fo^ generation of, A. 

 570 a 3 ff. at 5' e7x^^i's odr €^ oxf^as YiVovrai oiV (^otokovctiv, 

 oiiS' i\ri<pd-q TTWirore offre dopbv ^x°^"^'^ ovde/xia ovt' (fio, ; Plin. ix. 

 160 anguiliae atterunt se scopulis ; ea strigmenta vivescunt, 

 nee alia est earum procreatio. 



'■ Plin. ix. 73 longis et lubricis ut anguillis et congris. 



" Ael. XV. 19; Plin. ix. 37 Quidam oculis speotandoque 

 ova foveri ab his putant, feminas coitura fugere, donee mas 



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