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Excerpt from Beautiful Shells: Their Nature, Structure, and Uses Familiarly Explained, With Directions for Collecting, Cleaning, and Arranging Them in the Cabinet and Descriptions of the Most Remarkable Species
Now some of the true testaceans have Shells in more than one or two pieces, and therefore this last explanation Of the term is rather calculated to mislead a learner; but we Shall explain presently wherein the difference consists between them, and the crus-ta-oeous, or, as we pronounce it, Mus-ta shus, fish consists. Here is another long word, it comes from the Latin crusta, a word of many mean ings, all having reference to an outer coat or covering. My readers know all about pie-crust. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
