"Cephalopod" Quotes from Famous Books
... excursion into the realm of "transcendental anatomy" is his comparison of a Cephalopod to a doubled-up Vertebrate whose legs have become adherent to its head, whose alimentary canal has doubled upon itself in such a way as to bring the anus near the mouth (De Partibus, iv., 9, 684^b). It is clear, however, ... — Form and Function - A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology • E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
... periodicals, and, finally, sent to the Geological Museum in St. John's, where it now lies. The same gentleman afterwards obtained an uninjured specimen of the fish, and it is well known that complete specimens, as well as fragments, of the giant cephalopod now exist in several ... — The Crew of the Water Wagtail • R.M. Ballantyne |