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Siebold
(Encyclopedia)Siebold tāˈōdōr ĕrnst [key], 1804–85, also a physician, was one of the foremost biologists of his time. He specialized in the comparative anatomy of invertebrates and wrote the first volume (18...Moho
(Encyclopedia)Moho mōˌhōrōˈvəchĭch [key]: see earth. ...Nordkyn, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Nordkyn, Cape chĭˈnärôdˌən [key], northernmost point of the European mainland, Finnmark co., N Norway, E of North Cape, at lat. 71°8′N. ...Avacha
(Encyclopedia)Avacha əväˈchĭnskīə sôpˈkə [key], active volcano, 8,965 ft (2,733 m) high, Russian Far East, on S Kamchatka peninsula. It has a permanent snow cap. ...Nahalal
(Encyclopedia)Nahalal, Nahallah –lŏl [key], in the Bible, city in N ancient Palestine, part of the inheritance of the children of Zebulon. ...Hegai
(Encyclopedia)Hegai hēˈgē [key], in the Bible, chamberlain of Ahasuerus. ...Itys
(Encyclopedia)Itys ĭtˈələs [key]: see Philomela and Procne. ...Kelaiah
(Encyclopedia)Kelaiah kēlīˈtə [key], in the Bible, Levite active in the return to Palestine. There are two occurrences of the name, which could refer to different persons. ...Gweru
(Encyclopedia)Gweru gwāˈlō [key], city, central Zimbabwe. Founded in 1894, it is an industrial, mining, ...Jazer
(Encyclopedia)Jazer jā-āˈ– [key], ancient city E of the Jordan River, probably about 10 mi (16.1 km) N of Hisban (Jordan). In the Bible it was assigned to Gad. ...Browse by Subject
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