| Pliny the Elder, Natural History (English) (XML Header) [genre: prose] [word count] [lemma count] [Plin. Nat.]. | ||
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The sea-swallow, [Note] being able to fly, bears a strong resemblance to the bird of that name; the sea-kite [Note] too, flies as well.
(27.) There is a fish that comes up to the surface of the sea, known, from the following circumstance, as the lantern-fish: [Note] thrusting from its mouth a tongue that shines like fire, it emits a most brilliant light on calm nights. Another fish, which, from its horns, has received its name, [Note] raises them nearly a
foot and a half above the surface of the water. The seadragon, [Note] again, if caught and thrown on the sand, works out a hole for itself with its muzzle, with the most wonderful celerity.
| Pliny the Elder, Natural History (English) (XML Header) [genre: prose] [word count] [lemma count] [Plin. Nat.]. | ||
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