Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of the family Nabidæ. There are few American species. The British species, N. lativentris, in its early stages of growth greatly resembles an ant.
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Examples
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The nabis of Israel, organized in groups or schools, had great influence.
The Life of Jesus Renan, Ernest, 1823-1892 1863
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Quamquam praterea eavoxnonfatislatina nabis, quemadmodumnecaliiscompluribm, Pideba tur.
Assertiones theologicae de Trino et vno Deo, adversus novos Samosatenicos ... Faustus Socinus 1618
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& proelamationis publicum edi£lum ac citationen? tnhexam alias a nabis & noftroauditorio decretum
Subsidia diplomatica ad selecta juris Ecclesiastici Germaniae: et historiarum capita elucidanda ... 1775
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Pedanii Dioscoridis Anazarbei De medicinali materia libri sex Dioscórides , Dioscorides Pedanius , Joannes Ruellius 1550
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"Like other nations in the Middle East, Israel had its nabis or prophets.
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