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(Encyclopedia) puffer or pufferfish, common name for some tropical marine fish of the family Tetraodontidae. The puffers and their allies, including the boxfish, the porcupinefish, the triggerfish,…Pugachev, Emelian Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia) Pugachev, Emelian IvanovichPugachev, Emelian Ivanovichyĭmĭlyänˈ ēväˈnəvĭch p&oomacr;gəchôfˈ [key], c.1742–75, Russian peasant leader, head of the peasant rebellion of 1773–74. A…Bainimarama, Frank
(Encyclopedia) Bainimarama, Frank (Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama)Bainimarama, Frankjōsäēˈä vôrĕnˈgĕ bīˌnēmäräˈmä [key] 1954–, Fijian naval officer and government leader. He rose through the ranks of the…Oahu
(Encyclopedia) OahuOahuōäˈh&oomacr; [key], island (1990 pop. 836,231), 593 sq mi (1,536 sq km), third largest and chief island of Hawaii, part of Honolulu co., between Molokai and Kauai. Oahu is…Aliyev, Heydar
(Encyclopedia) Aliyev, HeydarAliyev, Heydarkhāˈdär älēˈyĕf [key], 1923–2003, Azerbaijani political leader, president of Azerbaijan (1993–2003), b. Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, grad. Azerbaijan…DeBakey, Michael Ellis
(Encyclopedia) DeBakey, Michael EllisDeBakey, Michael Ellisdəbāˈkē [key], 1908–2008, American surgeon, b. Lake Charles, La. While still at Tulane medical school (M.D., 1932), DeBakey developed the…Than Shwe
(Encyclopedia) Than ShweThan Shwethän shwā [key], 1933–, Burmese soldier and military dictator of Myanmar. He joined the army in 1953, attended training school, and became a commissioned officer. In…artificial respiration
(Encyclopedia) artificial respiration, any measure that causes air to flow in and out of a person's lungs when natural breathing is inadequate or ceases, as in respiratory paralysis, drowning,…mongoose
(Encyclopedia) mongoose, name for a large number of small, carnivorous, terrestrial Old World mammals of the civet family. They are found in S Asia and in Africa, with one species extending into S…Bandar-e Imam Khomeini
(Encyclopedia) Bandar-e Imam Khomeini Bandar-e Imam Khomeini bänˈdär-ā [key] Bandar-e…Trending
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