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(Encyclopedia) ratiteratiterătˈīt [key], common and general term for a variety of flightless birds characterized by a flat, raftlike sternum rather than the keeled sternum, designed to support flight…Dalmatian
(Encyclopedia) DalmatianDalmatiandălmāˈshən [key], breed of hardy, strong-bodied nonsporting dog probably developed in the Austrian province of Dalmatia (now Croatia) several hundred years ago. It…Flaminius, Caius
(Encyclopedia) Flaminius, CaiusFlaminius, Caiuskāˈəs fləmĭnˈēəs, kīˈəs [key], d. 217 b.c., Roman statesman and general. In his tribuneship (232) he sponsored an agrarian law for the benefit of the…Pronoun Reference: A Match Made in Writer's Heaven
A Match Made in Writer's HeavenPronoun ReferenceIntroductionHow's That Again?It Just Proves There's Someone for EveryoneA Match Made in Writer's Heaven Just as there's a pot for every lid, so there…Lilienthal, Otto
(Encyclopedia) Lilienthal, OttoLilienthal, Ottoôˈtō lēˈlyəntäl [key], 1848–96, German aeronautical engineer, a pioneer in his experiments with gliders. He made major developments in the glider based…The Devil's Dictionary: Tzetze (or Tsetse) Fly
by Ambrose Bierce TYPETZETZE (or TSETSE) FLY -n. An African insect (Glossina morsitans) whose bite is commonly regarded as nature's most efficacious remedy for insomnia, though some…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Flying-Machine
The Alderman and the Raccoon The Angel's Tear The Flying-Machine AN Ingenious Man who had built a flying-machine invited a great concourse of people to see it go up. At the appointed…Tropical Diseases: Leishmaniasis: The Sand Fly's Bug
Leishmaniasis: The Sand Fly's BugTropical DiseasesIntroductionLeishmaniasis: The Sand Fly's BugGiardiasis: A One-Celled WonderSchistosomiasis: Snail FeverAfrican Sleeping SicknessRiver Blindness…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Flying-Machine
34 36 The Flying-Machine AN Ingenious Man who had built a flying-machine invited a great concourse of people to see it go up. At the appointed moment, everything being ready, he boarded the car…Albatross Flies Off Course to New Jersey
by David Johnson Related Links Encyclopedia: AlbatrossDictionary: AlbatrossSpeed of AnimalsTo the delight of bird watchers and the surprise of biologists, a yellow-nosed albatross, one of…Trending
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