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(Encyclopedia) Iowa City, city (2020 pop. 74,828), seat of Johnson co., E Iowa, on both sides of the Iowa River; founded 1839 as the capital of Iowa…leg
(Encyclopedia) leg, one of the paired limbs of an animal used for support of the body and for locomotion. Properly, the human leg is that portion of the extremity between the foot and the thigh. This…Chahar
(Encyclopedia) ChaharChaharchä-här [key], former province (109,527 sq mi/283,675 sq km), N China. Zhangjiakou (Kalgan) was the capital. It was abolished as a province in 1952; most of it was…Hollar, Václav
(Encyclopedia) Hollar, Václav or WenzelHollar, Václav or Wenzelvätsˈläf, vĕnˈtsəl hôlˈər [key], 1607–77, Bohemian etcher. He studied with Merian and after a period in Strasbourg and Cologne, he…Escondido
(Encyclopedia) Escondido Escondido ĕskəndēˈdō [key], city (2020 pop. 151,038), San Diego co., S Calif.; inc. 1888…coney
(Encyclopedia) coney or conyconeyboth: kōˈnē [key], name used for the rabbit (Oryctolagus) and for its fur; more often, for the pika, a small rodent found at high altitudes in both hemispheres; and…squid
(Encyclopedia) squid, carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusk. The squid is one of the most highly developed invertebrates, well adapted to its active, predatory life. The characteristic molluscan…botfly
(Encyclopedia) botfly, common name for several families of hairy flies whose larvae live as parasites within the bodies of mammals. The horse botfly secretes an irritating substance that is used to…Minnesota, University of
(Encyclopedia) Minnesota, University of, main campus at Minneapolis–St. Paul; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1851 and 1868, opened as a university 1869. Other campuses are…Morland, George
(Encyclopedia) Morland, George, 1763–1804, English genre, animal, and landscape painter. A pupil of his father, Henry Morland (1716–97), a London portrait painter, he left his father's studio when he…Trending
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