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Excerpt from Dictionnaire Classique des Sciences Naturelles, Vol. 8: Pr'sentant la D'finition, l'Analyse Et l'Histoire de Tous les 2tres Qui Composent les Trois R'gnes, Leur Application G'n'rale aux Arts, l'Agriculture, la M'decine, l'conomie Domestique, Etc.; O-P
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