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Definition of Potamian

Potamian
Potamian Po*ta"mi*an, n. [Gr. ? river.] (Zo["o]l.) A river tortoise; one of a group of tortoises (Potamites, or Trionychoidea) having a soft shell, webbed feet, and a sharp beak. See Trionyx.

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- University of California Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-520-03478-5. Brother Potamian; Walsh, J.J. (1909). Makers of electricity. New York: Fordham University...
- ISSN 0003-3790. Retrieved 6 January 2024. Stevenson, R. L. Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin Potamian, Br (1913) "Francesco Zantedeschi", Catholic Encyclopaedia v t e...
- Peregrinus on the Magnet, A. D. 1269", with introductory note by Brother Potamian [= M. F. O'Reilly], [New York, 1904]); and H. D. Harradon, ("Some Early...
- Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 90, 91. Brother Potamian (1913). "Vincent of Beauvais" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic...
- of Electricity. New York: Fordham University Press, 1909 (with Brother Potamian). Education: How Old the New. New York: Fordham University Press, 1911...