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The book of Ser Marco Polo : the Venetian concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East (1903)

Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?, Cordier, Henri, 1849-1925, Yule, Amy Frances, Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 · London : John Murray · leaf 448

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to various legends.] Note 2.—I have not been able to ascertain with any precision what animal ismeant by Gat-paul. The term occurs again, coupled with monkeys as here, atp. 240 of the Geog. Text, where, speaking of Abyssinia, it is said : II ont gax paulzet autre gat-maitnon si divisez, etc. Gatto… … 3 an O O u Chap. XXIV. THE KINGDOM OF ELI 385 possibly connected with our Baboon. And that the Gat-paul was also some kind ofape is confirmed by the Spanish Dictionaries. Cobarrubias gives: Gato-Paus, akind of tailed monkey. Gato-paus, Gato pqblo ; perhaps as they call a monkeyMartha, they may have…

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