Maya
Maya ♀ Latinate version of
May or a respelled form of the name of the Roman goddess
Maia, influenced by the common English name
May. The goddess Maia was one of the Pleiades, the daughters of Atlas and Pleione; she was the mother by Jupiter of Mercury. Her name seems to be derived from the root
mai- ‘great’, seen also in Latin
maior ‘larger’. In the case of the American writer Maya Angelou (b. 1928 as Marguerite Johnson),
Maya is a nickname which she acquired in early childhood as a result of her younger brother's referring to her as ‘mya sista’.
Variant:
Maia.
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BEETLES TAKING BIG BITE OUT OF SOUTHERN FORESTS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/22/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...population back to normal proportions. The beetles cannot survive sustained cold weather. The southern pine beetle population is growing faster than...beetle. The population of clerid beetles will take two or three years to respond...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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BEETLE'S REBIRTH CHEERS VW FANS
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 8/2/1997; 700+ words
; ...He attended 42 Beetle enthusiast shows...22 Volkswagens - Beetles, vans, Golfs...100,000 miles. Beetles will survive a nuclear...Others like the Beetle because of its unprecedented...largest collection of Beetles belongs to Mexico...What about the New Beetle? Isn't it more...
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BEETLE-MANIA REVIVAL ARNOLD COMMUNICATIONS LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO MAKE THE '60S ICON A '90S HIT
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/13/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...redesign of VW's famous Beetle, a car revered as a 1960s...year absence, the new Beetle is about to hit the showrooms...hopes to sell 50,000 Beetles in the United States over the next 12 months. The new Beetle's starting price...
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Bark Beetles Sting Pueblo, Colo.-Area Forests.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/24/2003; 700+ words
; ...vulnerable to the beetles. The most prevalent beetle taking advantage...several kinds of Ips beetles as well as the more...destructive mountain pine beetle. Often the beetle...summer. The Ips beetle differs from other bark beetles in that it has a...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Beetle redux: '60s sass meets '90s technology; In an automotive era blessed by technical artistry but numbed by aesthetic homogenization, Volkswagen's New Beetle basks in an aura of joy that transcends nostalgia.(MOTORING)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 4/18/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...look. When I saw my first New Beetle at the Chicago Auto Show...test drive in a bright red Beetle. Whoever it was at Volkswagen...German carmaker is going to sell Beetles as fast as its Mexican plant...Starting at $15,000, the New Beetle offers all the conveniences...
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Japanese Beetle Season Hits Owensboro, Ky., Area Again.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 6/26/2001; 700+ words
; ...attracted to Japanese beetles," she said. Johnson...avoid using Japanese beetle traps. The traps, which lure the beetles with the smell of...pheromones, draw far more beetles than the traps catch...recommend Japanese beetle traps," he said...
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+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+Business+News) "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)")
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Beetles Swarms Devastate National Forests.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 9/19/2002; 700+ words
; ...gigantic infestations of beetles. "It's unprecedented...ideal opportunities for beetles to flourish. In South...where Southern pine beetle populations have greatly...as nine generations of beetles can multiply within an...year. With each female beetle laying dozens of eggs...
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Beetle attack will change our world
Newspaper article from: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle; 9/20/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...different types of beetles converging in one...the mountain pine beetle, the most aggressive...addition of another beetle is not entirely surprising...The mountain pine beetle is creating habitat for other beetles," Cain says. He...
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Beetle Infestation Causes $220 Million in Damage to North Carolina Pine Trees.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 9/29/2002; 700+ words
; ...defense to the pine beetle, Boone said. The...encase burrowing beetles and stop their advance...susceptible to the pine-beetle attack. No conclusions...epidemic of pine beetles might cause $50...the spread of the beetle. Pine beetles started spreading...
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VW Beetle returns to U.S. shores; price is a nice surprise at $15,700. (includes related article on Volkswagen's manufacturing plans)
Magazine article from: Automotive News; 1/12/1998; ; 700+ words
; The 1999 Volkswagen Beetle may not carry the cheap price tag of...the $500 destination charge. The new Beetle comes in at considerably less than the...Unlike the spartan, entry-level Beetle that was all the rage during the psychedelic...
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beetle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...parasites. Many beetles are highly destructive...g., Japanese beetle , potato beetle...g., ladybird beetles ). The largest of the many beetle families is the scarab beetle family, with over...these are the dung beetles, which are invaluable...
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scarab beetle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
scarab beetle or scarab, name...heavy-bodied, oval beetles (the Scarabaeidae...has few native dung beetle species, has imported...Some of the dung beetles, known as tumblebugs...June bug and May beetle). Cockchafers are...species similar to June beetles. Adult plant-eating...
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potato beetle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
potato beetle name for two beetles of the leaf beetle family and for two of the blister beetle family, all...before the spread of the more destructive Colorado potato beetle. Potato beetles are classified in the phylum Arthropoda , class Insecta...
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blister beetle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
blister beetle common name for certain...elongate and cylindrical beetles belonging to the family...One group of blister beetles has body fluids that...green or bluish blister beetle, is a common S European...Another group of meloid beetles has no cantharadin and...
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click beetle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the groove. This sends the beetle spinning through the air and produces a loud click. If the beetle lands on its back again it repeats the performance. A click beetle also snaps its body when it...predator to drop it. Click beetles have long, flat bodies, generally...
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