CLAUDIUS AELIANUS
\klˈɔːdɪəs ˈe͡ɪli͡ənəs], \klˈɔːdɪəs ˈeɪliənəs], \k_l_ˈɔː_d_ɪ__ə_s ˈeɪ_l_iə_n_ə_s]\
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A Roman sophist who flourished in the first half of the second century. Of his works, written in Greek, three are extant: "Peasants' Letters", purporting to be written by peasants in Attica; "Various Histories", or narratives, in 14 books; "Of the Nature of Animals", anecdotes of animals.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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flame-bearer
- One who bears flame or light; name given to members a genus humming birds, from their being furnished with tuft flery crimson-colored feathers round neck like gorget. little flame-bearer inhabits inner side extinct volcano Chiriqui, in Veragua, about 9000 feet above the level of sea. It measures only 1/2 inches length. There are various other species, all tropical American.