 ... in the larger specimens are found so imperfect as to be almost obliterated. It has small points in place of eyes, as if to preserve the analogy of nature. It is of a fleshy whiteness, and transparency in its natural state, but when exposed to light,...  New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register - Seite 158herausgegeben von - 1830Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1830 - 436 Seiten
...two claws or toes, aud in the larger specimens are found so imperfect as to he almost ohliterated. It has small points in place of eyes, as if to preserve...fleshy whiteness and transparency in its natural state ; hut when exposed to light, its skin gradually hecomes darker, and at last gains an olive tint. Its... | |
 | John Ayrton Paris - 1831 - 582 Seiten
...the hinder feet have only two claws or toes, and in larger specimens are found so imperfect as to be almost obliterated. It has small points in place of eyes, as if to preserve the analogy of nature. Its nasal organs appear large ; and it is abundantly furnished with teeth, from which it may be concluded,... | |
 | John Ayrton Paris - 1831 - 598 Seiten
...the hinder feet have only two claws or toes, and in larger specimens are found so imperfect as to be almost obliterated. It has small points in place of eyes, as if to preserve the analogy of nature. Its nasal organs appear large ; and it is abundantly furnished with teeth, from which it may be concluded,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832 - 356 Seiten
...hinder feet have only two claws or toes, and in the larger specimens are found so imperfect as to be almost obliterated. It has small points in place of...last gains an olive tint. Its nasal organs appear large;1 and it is abundantly furnished with teeth, from which it may be concluded, that it is an animal... | |
 | 1841 - 1040 Seiten
...hinder feet have only two claws or toes, and in the larger specimens are found so imperfect as to be almost obliterated. It has small points in place of...whiteness and transparency in its natural state, but wnen exposed to light, it* skin gradually becomes darker, and at last gains an olive tint. Its nasal... | |
 | North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers - 1856 - 404 Seiten
...the larger specimens are found BO ini]»•! feet as to be almost obliterated. It baa small point- in place of eyes, as if to preserve the analogy of...state, but when exposed to light its skin gradually 1> comes darker, and at last gains an olive tint. Its nasal organs appear large ; and it is abundantly... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1857 - 398 Seiten
...the larger specimens are found so imperfect as to be almost obliterated. It has small points in the place of eyes, as if to preserve the analogy of nature. It is of a fleshy whiteness aud transparency in its natural state, but when exposed to light its skin gradually becomes darker,... | |
 | John Cargill Brough - 1859 - 432 Seiten
...hinder feet have only two claws or toes, which in the larger specimens are found so imperfect as to be almost obliterated. It has small points in place of...light, its skin gradually becomes darker, and at last assumes an olive tint. Its nasal organs appear large ; and it is abundantly furnished with teeth, from... | |
 | Forbes Winslow - 1868 - 236 Seiten
...the mud below the water. These are the protei : the animal is of a fleshy whiteness, and transparent in its natural state, but when exposed to light its skin gradually becomes of a darker color, and at last gains an olive tint. Being abundantly furnished with teeth, it is inferred... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1871 - 622 Seiten
...hinder-feet have only two claws or toes, and in the larger specimens are found so imperfect ¡is to be almost obliterated. It has small points in place of eyes, as if to preserve the analogy of nature ; its two nasal organs, however, are large, and as it is abundantly furnished with teeth, it may be... | |
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