Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of chrysomelid beetles of the subfamily Hispinæ.
- noun A beetle of the genus Hispa.
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Illius character quadratus hispanicus, elegantissimus cum punctis et accentibus, luijus rabbinicus hispa - nicae inflexionis, nunc obsoletus, idem uterque cum eo, qui in Ulyssiponen - sibus editionibus Pentateuchi anni 1491 et Proverbiorum cum Commentario Kav venaki cernitur.
Annales Hebraeo-typographici sec. XV De Rossi, Giovanni Bernardo, 1742-1831 1795
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