Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pharmacy, a pill.
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_Chlamys pilula_, resembles dung of caterpillars, 58.
Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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(Chlamys pilula) which was undistinguishable by the eye from the dung of caterpillars, while some of the Cassidæ, from their hemispherical forms and pearly gold colour, resemble glittering dew-drops upon the leaves.
Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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