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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Anguilla
Britannica 11thANGUILLA, or SNAKE, a small island in the British Indies, part of the presidency of St Kitts-Nevis, in the colony of the Leeward Islands. Pop. (1901) 3890, mostly negroes. It is situated in 18° 12' N. and 63° 5' W., about 60 m. N.W. of St Kitts, is 1 6 m. long ...
Vol. 2, pp. 42-43
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Angulate
Britannica 11thANGULATE (Lat. antulus, an angle), shaped with comers or angles; an adjective used in botany and zoology for the shape of stems, leaves and wings.
Vol. 2, pp. 43-43
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Electric Eel
Britannica 11th... e of their external similarity the Gymnotidae have nothing to do with the eels (Anguilla). They resemble the latter in the elongation of the body, the large number of vertebrae (240 in Gymno(us), and the absence of pelvic fins; but they differ in all the more ...
Vol. 9, pp. 179-179
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