Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of rutaceous plants allied to the orange, of a single species, F. elephantum, a native of tropical India and Java.
- noun In entomology:
- noun A genus of adephagous beetles, of the family Carabidæ or giving name to the Feroniidæ. It is synonymous in part with Pæcilus of Bonelli, in part with Molops of the same author.
- noun A genus of dipterous insects.
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I was much surprised at the habits of Papilio feronia.
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I was much surprised at the habits of Papilio feronia.
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I was much surprised at the habits of Papilio feronia.
Chapter II 1909
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I was much surprised at the habits of Papilio feronia.
The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1845
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