ARISTOTLE 



679 b ^ 



15 Kox^cp /cat rdXXa ra arpofJil^coSr], olov 7Topcf)vpai 



Kal KrjpvKeg. 



"Ecrrt 8e yeurj Kal e'lSrj ttoXXol rtuv oarpaKO- 



Sepjjicov TOL jLtev yap GTpoji^coSrj ioTiv, wGTrep ra 



vvv elpTjiievay ra he ScOvpa, ra Se fxovodvpa. rpoTTOV 



8e rtva Kal ra arpojjL^coS'q ScOvpoig eoiKev ex^L yap 



CTnTTTuy/xar' enl rep (pavepcp rrjg aapKos rravra ra 



20 TOiavra e/c yeverrjs, olou at re 7Top(f)vpaL Kal 

 KTipvKes Kal OL vrjpe'lraL Kal irdv ro roiovrov yevos, 

 77/30? ^oi]d eiav f) yap firj TTpo^e^XrjraL ro oorpaKov, 

 paSiov ravrr) ^XaTrreaOai vtto rojv OvpaOev irpoG- 

 TTLTTrovrajv. ra [lev ovv jjiovoOvpa Sta to rrpocr- 

 7r€(f)VK€vaL Gw^eraL rco v paves ^x^tv ro oorpaKov, 



25 Kal yiverai aXXorpioj (jypdypiari rporrov rivd St- 

 dvpov, olov at KaXovfJLevai XeirdSes' ra Se SiOvpa, 

 OLOV Kreves Kal [xveg, rco ovvdyeiv, rd Se GrpopL^ajht] 

 Tovrcp rep eTTiKaXvpLpiari, cjorrep SlOvpa ycvojjLeva eK 

 fiovodvpojv. 6 S' exlvo? fidXiora ndvrcov dXewpdv 

 €X€L' kvkXco yap ro oorpaKov Gvvr]pe(f)e? Kal K€' 



80 x'^P^KOjpievov rats aKdvOaig. lSlov S' ex^t, rcov 

 OGrpaKoSepfJLOJV rovro, KaOdnep etprjraL nporepov. 



TcDp' 8e fiaXaKOGrpaKCxJV Kal rcJov oGrpaKoSeppLwv 

 GvveGrrjKev rj ^vais rols pLaXaKiois avrt/cet/xeVcos"* 

 rot? /xev yap e^oj ro GapKcoSe?, rols S' ivros, eKros 

 8e ro yeojSes. 6 8' exlvos ovhev ex^i GapKcoSes. 



35 Oavra /xev ovv ex^t^, Kaddrrep e'lp-qrai, Kal rdXXa 

 rd oorpaKohepixa Grojjia re Kal ro yXcurroeiSes Kal 

 KoiXiav Kal rod Trepirrcoixaros rrjv e^ohov, hia^epei 



* The operculum, 

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