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(Encyclopedia) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to produce cross-sectional images of organs and other internal body structures.…Erie, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) ErieErieĭrˈē [key], indigenous people of North America of the Iroquoian branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). In the Iroquoian language the word…Bel Geddes, Norman
(Encyclopedia) Bel Geddes, NormanBel Geddes, Normangĕdˈēz [key], 1893–1958, American designer, b. Adrian, Mich. as Norman Melancton Geddes. He began his career in 1918 as a scene designer for the…puma
(Encyclopedia) pumapumapy&oomacr;ˈmə [key] or cougarcougark&oomacr;ˈgər [key], New World member of the cat family, Puma concolor. Also known as mountain lion, catamount, panther, and painter…San Salvador, island, Bahamas
(Encyclopedia) San Salvador, island of the Bahamas, West Indies. Many historians believe that it was the first land sighted by Columbus in the New World in 1492. The indigenous population called it…cacomistle
(Encyclopedia) cacomistlecacomistlekăkˈəmĭsˌəl [key], small New World mammal, genus Bassaricus, related to the raccoon. There are two species, one found in Mexico and the SW United States, the other…Mississippi Sound
(Encyclopedia) Mississippi Sound, arm of the Gulf of Mexico, c.100 mi (160 km) long and from 7 to 15 mi (11–24 km) wide, extending from Lake Borgne in Louisiana on the west to Mobile Bay in Alabama…Aesop's Fables: The Cat and the Cock
by Aesop The Viper and the FileThe Hare and the TortoiseThe Cat and the Cock A Cat pounced on a Cock, and cast about for some good excuse for making a meal off him, for Cats don't as a…Aesop's Fables: The Cat and the Birds
by Aesop The Peacock and the CraneThe Spendthrift and the SwallowThe Cat and the Birds A Cat heard that the Birds in an aviary were ailing. So he got himself up as a doctor, and, taking…Aesop's Fables: Venus and the Cat
by Aesop The Farmer and the FoxThe Crow and the SwanVenus and the Cat A Cat fell in love with a handsome young man, and begged the goddess Venus to change her into a woman. Venus was very…Trending
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