Mr. Lucas caught an ixodes on a dog, and kept it alive long enough distinctly to see it lay eggs which proceeded from an oviduct.
— from Animal Parasites and Messmates by P. J. van (Pierre Joseph) Beneden
Such a "set," if long established, will penetrate through earth, clay, and sub-soil, to some stratum of shale, or sand, or loose rock.
— from The Badger: A Monograph by Pease, Alfred E. (Alfred Edward), Sir
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