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Definition of Coaitas
1. coaita [n] - See also: coaita
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coaitas
Literary usage of Coaitas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The naturalist on the river Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892, Henry Walter Bates (1863)
"Its manners in captivity are grave, and its temper mild and confiding, like that
of the coaitas. Owing to these traits, the Barrigudo is much sought after ..."
2. The Quarterly Review by William Gifford, George Walter Prothero, John Gibson Lockhart, John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, John Taylor Coleridge, Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, William Macpherson, William Smith (1865)
"The Indians, we are told, are very fond of coaitas as pets. Some of our readers
are doubtless acquainted with the name of Madame Maria Sibylla Merian, ..."
3. A Text-book of physiology: For Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1915)
"Passing ordinary coaitas through a dilute oxyhemoglobin solution for a few
minutes ^d then filtering. Fig. 185.—Diagram to show the variations in the ab- ..."