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(Encyclopedia) pronghorn or prongbuck, hoofed herbivorous mammal, Antilocapra americana, of the W United States and N Mexico. Although it is often called the American, or prong-horned, antelope, the…Boundary Peak
(Encyclopedia) Boundary Peak, 13,140 ft (4,005 m) high, SW Nev., in the White Mts. near the Calif. line. It is the highest point in Nevada.Bahr el Abiad
(Encyclopedia) Bahr el Abiad, river, Sudan: see White Nile.Knights of the White Camellia
(Encyclopedia) Knights of the White Camellia: see Ku Klux Klan.bass, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) bassbassbăs [key], common name applied to various fishes of Centrarchidae (black basses and sunfishes), Serranidae (sea basses and groupers), Moronidae (temperate basses), and other…oak
(Encyclopedia) oak, any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus of the family Fagaceae (beech family). This complex genus includes as many as 600, found chiefly in north temperate zones and also in…Cabinet Members Under Barack Obama
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 2009– Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, 2009– Attorney General Eric Holder…Crawford Notch
(Encyclopedia) Crawford Notch, water gap in the White Mts., N central N.H., through which the Saco River flows. It is named for Abel Crawford, an early settler. The area is a state park (est. 1911).French bulldog
(Encyclopedia) French bulldog, breed of small, alert nonsporting dog with batlike ears, developed in France in the second half of the 19th cent. It stands about 12 in. (30.4 cm) high at the shoulder…Indian pipe
(Encyclopedia) Indian pipe, common name for the genus Monotropa and for the family Monotropaceae, low flowering plants of north temperate zones. They are chlorophylless saprophytes with a funguslike…Trending
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