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Sea-hare

The head of the sea-hare is similar to that of a hare. It is extremely poisonous, so that merely touching it causes vomitting. The sea-hare of Western ocean is like a hare in color only, but in the Indian sea it is like a hare in size and fur.

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British Library - Digitized Manuscripts

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British Library, Additional MS 11390 [Der Naturen Bloeme], folio 59r

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