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The animal things we say /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lyman, Darryl, 1944-2010
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Middle Village, N.Y. : J. David, [1983]
Subjects:	English language > Etymology > Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. English language > Terms and phrases. Animals > Folklore. Animals > Nomenclature (Popular) Figures of speech.

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