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RankCountryYear-end 2004(millions)2004 % share of total1.U.S.223.8127.22%2.Japan69.208.423.China52.996.454.Germany46.305.635.UK35.894.376.France29.413.587.South Korea26.203.198.Italy22.652.759.…alpaca
(Encyclopedia) alpacaalpacaălpăkˈə [key], partially domesticated South American mammal, Lama pacos, of the camel family. Genetic studies show that it is a descendant of the vicuña. Although the flesh…coconut
(Encyclopedia) coconut, fruit of the coco palm (Cocos nucifera), a tree widely distributed through tropical regions. The seed is peculiarly adapted to dispersal by water because the large pod holding…musk ox
(Encyclopedia) musk ox, hoofed ruminant mammal, Ovibos moschatus, found in arctic North America and Greenland. The northernmost member of the cattle family (though it is not closely related to true…salmon, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) salmonsalmonsămˈən [key], member of the Salmonidae, a family of marine fish that spawn in freshwater, including the salmons, the trouts, and the chars (subfamily Salmoninae), the…auk
(Encyclopedia) aukaukôk [key], common name for a member of the family Alcidae (alcid family), swimming and diving birds of the N Atlantic and Pacific, which includes the guillemots and puffins. Their…guanaco
(Encyclopedia) guanacoguanacogwänäˈkō [key] or huanacoguanacohwänˈäko [key], wild mammal of the camel family, Lama guanicoe, found on arid plains in the Andes Mts. It is about 31&fslsh;2 ft (105…sculpin
(Encyclopedia) sculpin, common name for a member of the superfamily Cottoidea, bizarre fishes with large, spiny or armored heads and short, tapering bodies, found in both marine and freshwater…beef
(Encyclopedia) beef, flesh of cattle prepared for food. It has become one of the chief products of the meatpacking industry and is sold either chilled, frozen, or cured. The leading beef consumers,…blowfly
(Encyclopedia) blowfly, name for flies of the family Calliphoridae. Blowflies are about the same size as, and resemble, the housefly; because they are usually metallic blue or green they are also…Trending
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