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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 3 (of 6)

Note 189 — BOOK XI. THE VARIOUS KINDS OF INSECTS. (continued 2)

John Bostock translation

Cuvier says that these are the larvæ of the œstrus, which are deposited on the lips of quadrupeds, and so make their way to various cavities.

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