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sun grebe

(Encyclopedia) sun grebe, common name for a tropical, mainly aquatic bird of the family Heliornithidae. Sun grebes, also called finfoots, are remarkable for their colorful, puffy-toed, webbed feet,…

rabies

(Encyclopedia) rabiesrabiesrāˈbēz, răˈ– [key] or hydrophobiarabieshīˌdrəfōˈbēə [key], acute viral infection of the central nervous system in dogs, bats, foxes, raccoons, skunks, and other animals,…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Cenci Scene 1.3

by Percy Bysshe Shelley SCENE 1.2: Act 2 SCENE 1.3: A MAGNIFICENT HALL IN THE CENCI PALACE. A BANQUET. ENTER CENCI, LUCRETIA, BEATRICE, ORSINO, CAMILLO, NOBLES. CENCI: Welcome, my…

Hambantota

(Encyclopedia) Hambantota, town, Southern prov., Sri Lanka, on the S coast 65 mi (105 km) E of Galle. The town is located in an area of salt production, which utilizes natural depressions called…

Hierapolis

(Encyclopedia) HierapolisHierapolishīərăpˈəlĭs [key], ancient city of Phrygia, W Asia Minor, 7 mi (11.3 km) N of Laodicea and on a plateau 500 ft (152 m) above the Lycus valley (in present-day Turkey…

Krogh, Schack August Steenberg

(Encyclopedia) Krogh, Schack August SteenbergKrogh, Schack August Steenbergshäk ouˈg&oobreve;st stānˈbĕrg krôkh [key], 1874–1949, Danish physiologist. He taught at the Univ. of Copenhagen (1916–…

Karst

(Encyclopedia) KarstKarstkärst [key], Ital. Carso, Slovenian Kras, limestone plateau, W Slovenia, N of Istria and extending c.50 mi (80 km) SE from the lower Isonzo (Soča) valley between the Bay of…

Jökulsá

(Encyclopedia) JökulsáJökulsáyöˈkülsou [key], name of several Icelandic rivers formed by glaciers. The best known is the Jökulsá á Fjöllum, which rises on the north slope of the Vatnajökull in SE…