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pike, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) pike, common name for the family Esocidae, freshwater game and food fishes of Europe, Asia, and North America. The pike, the muskellunge, and the pickerel form a small but well-known…Trinity , doctrine in Christianity
(Encyclopedia) Trinity [Lat.,=threefoldness], fundamental doctrine in Christianity, by which God is considered as existing in three persons. While the doctrine is not explicitly taught in the New…sucker
(Encyclopedia) sucker, common name for members of the family Catostomidae, freshwater fish related to the minnows. Like minnows and the less closely related catfishes, the suckers possess an…Ymir
(Encyclopedia) YmirYmirēˈmĕr [key], in Norse mythology, primeval giant and progenitor of a race of giants. Odin and his brothers slew Ymir; from his skull they fashioned the sky, from his flesh the…chryselephantine
(Encyclopedia) chryselephantinechryselephantinekrĭsˌĕləfănˈtĭn, –tīn [key], Greek sculptural technique developed in the 6th cent. b.c. Sculptures, especially temple colossi, were made with an inner…Eleazar
(Encyclopedia) EleazarEleazarĕlēāˈzər [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Aaron. 2 Keeper of the Ark of the Covenant. 3 Mighty man of David. 4 Man in the genealogy in the first chapter of the Gospel of St…pork
(Encyclopedia) pork, flesh of swine prepared as food, one of the principal commodities of the meatpacking industry. Pork has long been a staple food in most of the world, although religious taboos…fly, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) fly, name commonly used for any of a variety of winged insects, but properly restricted to members of the order Diptera, the true flies, which includes the housefly, gnat, midge,…Radiguet, Raymond
(Encyclopedia) Radiguet, RaymondRadiguet, RaymondrāmôNˈ rädēgāˈ [key], 1903–23, French writer. In his brief career he wrote two penetrating novels—The Devil in the Flesh (1923, tr. 1932), a study of…Butler, Samuel, 1835–1902, English author
(Encyclopedia) Butler, Samuel, 1835–1902, English author. He was the son and grandson of eminent clergymen. In 1859, refusing to be ordained, he went to New Zealand, where he established a sheep farm…Trending
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