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On the horn of the rhinoceros |
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Kneeland, S. |
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1854 |
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Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History |
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4 |
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175 |
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Morphology - Horn
All Rhino Species
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| If we examine the structure of the horn of the Rhinoceros, we find that it is essentially made p of a collection of hairs, that is, a mass of long corneous cylinders, nearly parallel to each other. If then, we define a hair as a corneous cylinder of variable length, we may regard nails, claws, h... |
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On the horn of the rhinoceros
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