ARISTOTLE 



681 a 



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681 b oGrpaKoheppLa, dAA' e^co TTiTrrei rwv hirjprjpLevwv 



yeva)v, iTrapL^orepit^eL he rovro /cat (f)vrcp Kal ^cpco 



" Or " sea-cucumbers." 



" The precise reference of this term is not known. 

 * Sea-anemones, called by the Greeks " sea-nettles." 

 S34 



