 | 1836 - 514 sidor
...are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that, in a short lime, the whole surface of the rock appears to be alive...in motion. The most common worm is in the form of« star, with arms from four to six inches long, which arc moved about with a rapid motion in all directions,... | |
 | Gideon Algernon Mantell - 1838 - 388 sidor
...from holes which were before invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that in a short time the...appears to be alive and in motion. The most common form is that of a star, with arms, or tentacula, which are moved about with a rapid motion in all directions,... | |
 | William Martin - 1838 - 368 sidor
...from holes which were before invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and, in such prodigious numbers, that, in a short time,...appears to be alive and in motion. The most common of the worms at Loo Choo is in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inches long, which are... | |
 | 1839 - 428 sidor
...from holes which before were invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that, in a short time,...from four to six inches long, which are moved about in all directions with a rapid motion, probably to catch food. Others are so sluggish, that they may... | |
 | Maria Hack - 1839 - 464 sidor
...themselves from holes which before were invisible. These animals are of various shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that in a short time the...whole surface of the rock appears to be alive and 1 Cuvier, ib. See Jameson's Note on Coral Islands. 1) in motion. The most common worm is in the form... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1839 - 510 sidor
...from holes which before were invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that, in a short time, the whole surface of the rock appears to be olive and in motion. The most common worm is in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inches... | |
 | 1843 - 450 sidor
...from holes which were before invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that, in a short time,...star, with arms from four to six inches long, which arc moved about, in rapid motion, in all directions, probably to catch food. Others are so sluggish,... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 516 sidor
...from holes which before were invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that, in a short time, the whole surface of the rock appears lo be alive and in motion. The most common worm is in the form of a star, with arms from four to six... | |
 | David Page - 1844 - 232 sidor
...from holes which were before invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that in a short time the...appears to be alive and in motion. The most common form is that of a star, with arms or tentacula, which are moved about with a rapid motion in all directions,... | |
 | Bourne Hall Draper - 1845 - 510 sidor
...which were before invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes ; and in such numbers, that in a short time the whole surface of...sluggish, that they may be mistaken for pieces of the rock ; they are generally of a dark colour, and from four to five inches long, and two or three round. This... | |
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... invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that, in a short time, the whole surface of the rock appears to be alive and in motion. The most common worm is in the form of... 
