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(Encyclopedia) aardvarkaardvarkärdˈvärk [key] [Du.,=ground pig], nocturnal mammal of the genus Orycteropus, sole representative of the order Tubulidentata. There are two species, one in central…drongo
(Encyclopedia) drongodrongodrŏngˈgō [key], any of the insect-eating Old World birds of the family Dicruridae. Most species have black plumage with an iridescent purple or green shimmer and long,…1997 NHL Draft
First and second round selections at the 35th annual NHL Entry Draft held June 21, 1997, in Pittsburgh. The order of the first ten positions determined by a draft lottery held May 11 in New…Conemaugh
(Encyclopedia) ConemaughConemaughkŏnˈəmôˌ [key], river c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in the Allegheny Mts. and flowing NW to the Allegheny River, SW Pa. Federal flood-control works on the river and…Huntington Station
(Encyclopedia) Huntington Station, uninc. town (2020 pop. 34,878), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island. The town has a diverse…Longs Peak
(Encyclopedia) Longs Peak [for Stephen H. Long], 14,255 ft (4,345 m) high, N Colo., in the Front Range of the Rocky Mts. From the east side of its snowcapped peak there is a 2,000 ft (610 m) drop to…Bay Shore
(Encyclopedia) Bay Shore, uninc. village (2020 pop. 29,799), Islip town, Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on the south shore of Long Island, at the widest point…Ribble
(Encyclopedia) Ribble, river, c.75 mi (120 km) long, rising in the Pennines, North Yorkshire, N England, and flowing SW across Lancashire to the Irish Sea through a long, narrow estuary. Its chief…Fyne, Loch
(Encyclopedia) Fyne, LochFyne, Lochlŏkh fīn [key], arm of the Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute, W Scotland. It extends 40 mi (64 km) N and NE from the Sound of Bute. The loch has long been famous for…Great South Bay
(Encyclopedia) Great South Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.45 mi (72 km) long, between the southern shore of Long Island and offshore barrier islands, SE N.Y. With the rapid population growth along…