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lyrebird
(Encyclopedia) lyrebird, common name for Australian passerine birds named for the appearance of the tail plumage of the male superb lyrebird, Menura novaehollandiae, when displayed during courtship.…citron
(Encyclopedia) citroncitronsĭtˈrən [key], name for a tree (Citrus medica) of the family Rutaceae (orange family), and for its fruit, the earliest of the citrus fruits to be introduced to Europe from…Herzberg, Gerhard
(Encyclopedia) Herzberg, GerhardHerzberg, Gerhardgĕrˈhärt hûrtsˈbûrg [key], 1904–99, Canadian physicist, b. Hamburg, Germany. He studied at Darmstadt, Göttingen, and Bristol, England, receiving a…Hampton, part of Greater London, England
(Encyclopedia) Hampton, since 1965 part of the Greater London outer borough of Richmond upon Thames, SE England, on the Thames River. It is the site of Hampton Court Palace, which occupies about…roulette
(Encyclopedia) rouletterouletter&oomacr;lĕtˈ [key], game of chance popular in gambling casinos, and in a simplified form elsewhere. In gambling houses the roulette wheel is set in an oblong table…Euglenophyta
(Encyclopedia) EuglenophytaEuglenophytay&oomacr;ˌglənŏfˈətə [key], small phylum (division) of the kingdom Protista, consisting of mostly unicellular aquatic algae. Most live in freshwater; many…Flavin, Dan
(Encyclopedia) Flavin, DanFlavin, Danflāˈvĭn [key], 1933–96, American sculptor, b. New York City. In the early 1960s, Flavin experimented with fluorescent lights, bending them into complex, angular…corticosterone
(Encyclopedia) corticosteronecorticosteronekôrˌtəkōstĕrˈōn [key], steroid hormone secreted by the outer layer, or cortex, of the adrenal gland. Classed as a glucocorticoid, corticosterone helps…Uist, North, and South Uist
(Encyclopedia) Uist, NorthUist, Northy&oomacr;ˈĭst, &oomacr;ˈ– [key], and South Uist, islands, two of the Outer Hebrides, Western Isles council area, NW Scotland. North Uist (1985 est. pop. 3…Carcassonne
(Encyclopedia) Carcassonne Carcassonne kärkäsônˈ [key], city, capital of Aude dept., S France, in Languedoc. The old…Trending
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