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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2 (of 6)

Note 2584 — BOOK IX. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF FISHES.

John Bostock translation

Not “ova,” Cuvier says, but “ovaria” rather. Each urchin has five “ovaria,” arranged in the form of stars. They are supposed to be hermaphroditical, but there is considerable doubt on the subject.

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