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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6)

Note 2846 — BOOK XXX. REMEDIES DERIVED FROM LIVING CREATURES.

John Bostock translation

Some suppose that this was an insect that lived among dry wood, and derive the name from the Greek φρυγανὸν. Queslon is of opinion that it is the salamander.

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