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(Encyclopedia) stilt, common name for some members of the family Recurvirostridae, shore birds including the avocet. Stilts, as their name implies, have the longest legs of any bird except the…Punch and Judy
(Encyclopedia) Punch and Judy, famous English puppet play, very popular with children and given widely by strolling puppet players, especially during the Christmas season. It came to England in the…flying dragon
(Encyclopedia) flying dragon, gliding lizard of the genus Draco, found in tropical forests of SE Asia. There are about 15 species. Most are about 8 in. (20 cm) long. On either side of the lizard's…trogon
(Encyclopedia) trogontrogontrōˈgŏn [key], family of tropical jungle birds related to the roadrunners and including the quetzal. Trogons are sedentary arboreal birds, 10 to 14 in. (25.4–35.6 cm) long…lead, chemical element
(Encyclopedia) lead, metallic chemical element; symbol Pb [Lat. plumbum]; at. no. 82; at. wt. 207.2; m.p. 327.502℃; b.p. about 1,740℃; sp. gr. 11.35 at 20℃; valence +2 or +4. One of the oldest metals…backswimmer
(Encyclopedia) backswimmer, common name for water bugs of the cosmopolitan family Notonectidae, so named because they swim upside down, usually near the surface of the water. They have oval bodies…The Devil's Dictionary: Lead
by Ambrose Bierce LAZINESSLEARNINGLEAD -n. A heavy blue-gray metal much used in giving stability to light lovers - particularly to those who love not wisely but other men's wives. Lead is…Brewer's: Coasting Lead
(A). A sounding lead used in shallow water. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Coasting TradeCoast Men of Attica A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…Leading Goal Scorers
Goals1Sissi, Brazil7 Sun Wen, China73Ann Kristin Aarones, Norway44Inka Grings, Germany3 Jin Yan, China3 Liu Ailing, China3 Tiffeny Milbrett, USA3 Nkiru Okosieme, Nigeria3 Marianne Pettersen…Leading Medal Winners
(*) indicates at least one medal earned as preliminary member of eventual medal-winning relay team. USA medalists in bold type.MenNo SportG-S-B6Alexei Nemov, RUSGymnastics2-1-35Ian Thorpe,…Trending
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