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The sacrifice of a goat takes place, and a month later, that of a langur (Entellus monkey) or a bamboo-rat is considered necessary.
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The sacrifice of a goat takes place, and a month later, that of a langur (Entellus monkey) or a bamboo-rat is considered necessary.
Chapter 57. Public Scapegoats. § 3. The Periodic Expulsion of Evils in a Material Vehicle 1922
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The members of this family are characterised by very large incisors; some have premolars, as in _Bathyergus_ and two other genera, but not in the _Spalacinae_, of which our bamboo-rat (_Rhizomys_) is the representative in India.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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(Entellus monkey) or a bamboo-rat is considered necessary.
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_langur_ (_Entellus_ monkey) or a bamboo-rat is considered necessary.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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