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Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist
Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Mrs. (Jane) Loudon • Curated US English Learning Edition
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ARTICULATED ANIMALS.
SECTION I.--ANNELIDA, OR RINGED ANIMALS.
EARTHWORMS Lumbricus terrestris 539 LEECH Hirudo medicinalis Sanguisuga officinalis 540 SECTION II.--CRUSTACEA.
LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.
GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.
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Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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ARTICULATED ANIMALS.
/ɑːrˈtɪkjəleɪtɪd ˈænəməlz/
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SECTION I.--ANNELIDA, OR RINGED ANIMALS.
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EARTHWORMS Lumbricus terrestris 539 LEECH Hirudo medicinalis Sanguisuga officinalis 540 SECTION II.--CRUSTACEA.
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LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.
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GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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articulated adjective US /ɑːrˈtɪkjəleɪtɪd/

consisting of segments held together by joints

From this reading “ARTICULATED ANIMALS.”

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crayfish noun US /ˈkreɪfɪʃ/

warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California

From this reading “LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.”

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earthworms noun US /ˈɜːrθwɜːrmz/

plural of “earthworm” — terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers

From this reading “EARTHWORMS Lumbricus terrestris 539 LEECH Hirudo medicinalis Sanguisuga officinalis 540 SECTION II.--CRUSTACEA.”

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Fab adjective US /fæb/

extremely pleasing

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Leach verb US /liːtʃ/

cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate

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prawn noun US /prɔːn/

any of various edible decapod crustaceans

From this reading “LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.”

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shrimp noun US /ʃrɪmp/

disparaging terms for small people

From this reading “LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.”

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tarantula noun US /təˈræntʃuːlə/

large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)

From this reading “GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.”

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539

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From this reading EARTHWORMS Lumbricus terrestris 539 LEECH Hirudo medicinalis Sanguisuga officinalis 540 SECTION II.--CRUSTACEA.

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540

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From this reading EARTHWORMS Lumbricus terrestris 539 LEECH Hirudo medicinalis Sanguisuga officinalis 540 SECTION II.--CRUSTACEA.

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542

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From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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543

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From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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544

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From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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545

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From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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546

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From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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548

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From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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550

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From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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552

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From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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Acarusnoun

any of several mites of the order Acarina

From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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ANIMALSnounUS /ˈænəməlz/

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading ARTICULATED ANIMALS.

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ANNELIDAnoun

segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches

From this reading SECTION I.--ANNELIDA, OR RINGED ANIMALS.

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ARACHNIDAnoun

a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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Araneanoun

a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders

From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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ARTICULATEDadjectiveUS /ɑːrˈtɪkjəleɪtɪd/

consisting of segments held together by joints

From this reading ARTICULATED ANIMALS.

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Astacusnoun

type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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Bempardus

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From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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CancernounUS /ˈkænsər/

any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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CHEESEnounUS /tʃiːz/

a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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CRABnounUS /kræb/

decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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crangonnoun

type genus of the family Crangonidae

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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CRAYFISHnounUS /ˈkreɪfɪʃ/

warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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CRUSTACEAnoun

class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas

From this reading EARTHWORMS Lumbricus terrestris 539 LEECH Hirudo medicinalis Sanguisuga officinalis 540 SECTION II.--CRUSTACEA.

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DesnounUS /des/

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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diadema

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From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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EARTHWORMSnounUS /ˈɜːrθwɜːrmz/

plural of “earthworm” — terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers

From this reading EARTHWORMS Lumbricus terrestris 539 LEECH Hirudo medicinalis Sanguisuga officinalis 540 SECTION II.--CRUSTACEA.

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Epeïra

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From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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FabadjectiveUS /fæb/

extremely pleasing

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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fluviatilis

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From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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gammarus

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From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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GARDENnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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Hirudonoun

type genus of the family Hirudinidae

From this reading EARTHWORMS Lumbricus terrestris 539 LEECH Hirudo medicinalis Sanguisuga officinalis 540 SECTION II.--CRUSTACEA.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading SECTION I.--ANNELIDA, OR RINGED ANIMALS.

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IInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading EARTHWORMS Lumbricus terrestris 539 LEECH Hirudo medicinalis Sanguisuga officinalis 540 SECTION II.--CRUSTACEA.

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IIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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INSECTSnounUS /ˈɪnsekts/

plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod

From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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IVnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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LANDnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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LatnounUS /lɑːt/

a broad flat muscle on either side of the back

From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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LeachverbUS /liːtʃ/

cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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LEECHnounUS /liːtʃ/

carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

From this reading EARTHWORMS Lumbricus terrestris 539 LEECH Hirudo medicinalis Sanguisuga officinalis 540 SECTION II.--CRUSTACEA.

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LOBSTERnounUS /ˈlɑːbstər/

flesh of a lobster

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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Lumbricus

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From this reading EARTHWORMS Lumbricus terrestris 539 LEECH Hirudo medicinalis Sanguisuga officinalis 540 SECTION II.--CRUSTACEA.

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Lycosanoun

type genus of the family Lycosidae

From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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marinus

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From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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medicinalis

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From this reading EARTHWORMS Lumbricus terrestris 539 LEECH Hirudo medicinalis Sanguisuga officinalis 540 SECTION II.--CRUSTACEA.

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MITEnounUS /maɪt/

a slight but appreciable amount

From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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officinalis

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From this reading EARTHWORMS Lumbricus terrestris 539 LEECH Hirudo medicinalis Sanguisuga officinalis 540 SECTION II.--CRUSTACEA.

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ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading SECTION I.--ANNELIDA, OR RINGED ANIMALS.

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Pagurusnoun

type genus of the family Paguridae

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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Palæmon

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From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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Potamobius

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From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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PRAWNnounUS /prɔːn/

any of various edible decapod crustaceans

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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RINGEDadjectiveUS /rɪŋd/

shaped like a ring

From this reading SECTION I.--ANNELIDA, OR RINGED ANIMALS.

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Sanguisuga

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From this reading EARTHWORMS Lumbricus terrestris 539 LEECH Hirudo medicinalis Sanguisuga officinalis 540 SECTION II.--CRUSTACEA.

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SECTIONnounUS /ˈsekʃən/

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading SECTION I.--ANNELIDA, OR RINGED ANIMALS.

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serratusnoun

any of several muscles of the trunk

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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SHRIMPnounUS /ʃrɪmp/

disparaging terms for small people

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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siro

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From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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SOLDIERnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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SPIDERnounUS /ˈspaɪdər/

predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey

From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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TARANTULAnounUS /təˈræntʃuːlə/

large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)

From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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terrestris

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From this reading EARTHWORMS Lumbricus terrestris 539 LEECH Hirudo medicinalis Sanguisuga officinalis 540 SECTION II.--CRUSTACEA.

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vulgaris

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From this reading LOBSTER Cancer gammarus Astacus marinus.--_Leach_ 542 CRAYFISH Cancer astacus { Astacus fluviatilis.--_Des._} 543 { Potamobius.--_Leach_ } CRAB Cancer Pagurus 543 LAND CRAB 544 SOLDIER CRAB Pagurus Bempardus 545 SHRIMP Cancer crangon Crangon vulgaris.--_Fab._ 546 PRAWN Palæmon serratus.--_Leach_ 546 SECTION III.--ARACHNIDA.

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Walck

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From this reading GARDEN SPIDER Aranea diadema Epeïra diadema.--_Walck._ 548 TARANTULA Aranea Tarantula Lycosa tarantula.--_Lat._ 550 CHEESE MITE Acarus siro 552 SECTION IV.--INSECTS.

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