Neiva

[ ney-vah ]

/ ˈneɪ vɑ /

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a city in W Colombia.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Neiva reckons the entire life cycle, from egg to egg, as requiring a minimum of three hundred and twenty-four days.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
Neiva received a female specimen which had been for fifty-seven days alive in a tightly closed box.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
Its habits and life history have been studied in detail by Neiva, .
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley