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(Encyclopedia) brittlestar, common name for echinoderms belonging to the class Ophiuroidea. The name is derived from their habit of breaking off arms as a means of defense. New arms are easily…blue whale
(Encyclopedia) blue whale, a baleen whale, Balaenoptera musculus. Also called the sulphur-bottom whale and Sibbald's rorqual, it is the largest animal that has ever lived. Blue whales have been known…Manitowoc
(Encyclopedia) ManitowocManitowocmănˌĭtəwŏkˈ [key], industrial city (1990 pop. 32,520), seat of Manitowoc co., E Wis., a port of entry on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River; inc. 1870…Niigata
(Encyclopedia) NiigataNiigatanēˈgätä [key], city (1990 pop. 486,097), capital of Niigata prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan at the mouth of the Shinano River. It is the main port for…Kota Baru
(Encyclopedia) Kota BaruKota Barukōtˈə bärˈ&oomacr; [key] or Kota BaharuKota Barukōtˈə [key]Kota Baharubəhärˈ&oomacr; [key], city (1990 est. pop. 215,000), capital of Kelantan state,…Árta
(Encyclopedia) Árta Árta ärˈtə [key], formerly Ambracia Ambracia ămbrāˈshə [key], city, capital of Árta prefecture, W Greece, in Epirus, near the mouth of…Dease, Peter Warren
(Encyclopedia) Dease, Peter WarrenDease, Peter Warrendēs [key], 1788–1863, Canadian explorer. He was in the North West Company before its merger with the Hudson's Bay Company and later was a Hudson's…Havre, Le
(Encyclopedia) Havre, Le Havre, Le lə äˈvrə [key], city, Seine-Maritime dept., N France, in Normandy, at the mouth of…Saint-Brieuc
(Encyclopedia) Saint-BrieucSaint-BrieucsăN-brēöˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 47,370), capital of Côtes-d'Armor dept., NW France, on the Gouet River near its mouth on the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, an arm of the…Priapulida
(Encyclopedia) Priapulida, phylum consisting of 17 species of predatory, unsegmented marine worms that live in the sand and mud at the sea bottom. The largest are 4 to 6 in. (10–17 cm) long, but the…Trending
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