Bathos
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Bathos (Greek, ‘depth’). The current usage for ‘descent from the sublime to the ridiculous’ originates from
Pope's satire
Peri Bathous, or The Art of Sinking in Poetry (1727). The title was a travesty of
Longinus' essay
On the Sublime.
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Stringing letters to victory; Bethlehem eighth-grader wins with "gourami," a colorful Asian fish.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 3/11/2008; 633 words
; ...hour contest at Mainstage at Proctors, he correctly spelled "gourami," the name of a colorful Asian fish. "This year was harder...CHAPELLE wins the Capital Region Spelling Bee after spelling "gourami" correctly Monday in Schenectady.
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54 species of fish get the kiss of death from Gourami
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 9/25/2003; 233 words
; ...Straits Times 09-25-2003 54 species of fish get the kiss of death from Gourami Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Nation MIRI, Wed. - The Kissing Gourami, also known as Biawan, are killing at least 54 species of fish in the 650...
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Imaginary island hosts U. Houston students
News Wire article from: University Wire; 8/26/2005; ; 527 words
; ...Nguyen -- spent the beginning of August running Gourami, an island in the Indian Ocean. Gourami suffers from political, social, economic...problems -- because it has no population. Gourami is an imaginary island created by the Shell...
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 "Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE)")
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Horse Racing Notes: Secret Gypsy sets record in first start.
Newspaper article from: Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE); 8/22/2007; 700+ words
; ...we don't get any more bad news." Former Ak champ Gourami dies Gourami, who set a record at Ak-Sar-Ben for single-season...more than $200,000, also was put down recently. Gourami's big year at the now-closed Omaha racetrack was...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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THE FISH AT OCEAN JOURNEY THE COLORADO RIVER JOURNEY.(Special Pullouts)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 6/20/1999; 700+ words
; ...shark Twinspot rasbora Tiger barb Harlequin rasbora Bala shark Kuhli loach Honey gourami Pearl gourami Orange chromide Glass catfish Clown knifefish Giant gourami Fire eel Barramundi Nandus Tiger fish JUNGLE OASIS Spanner barb Siamese flying fox...
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Fish paste frenzy thins Cambodian shoals.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 2/13/1999; 665 words
; ...catching, chopping and mashing the moonlight gourami into a pungent, fermented paste known...stocks of the silver, 2-3 inch moonlight gourami to dry up, fishermen say. "This is...hour the nets, swollen with thousands of gourami, are winched and heaved up onto the rafts...
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Study results from M. Ezagouri et al provide new insights into enzyme research.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 2/4/2009; 700+ words
; ...the gametogenesis of the teleost blue gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus) is described. The blue gourami brain CYP19 (bgCYP19b) and gonadal CYP19...aromatase genes in the male and female blue gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus) during the...
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 "Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)")
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Giant pet fish that's looking for new home; AT 2ft LONG, FINNED FRIEND HAS OUTGROWN TANK IN COVENTRY LIVING ROOM.(News)
Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England); 9/6/2003; 700+ words
; ...Allan Nash, 71, bought the osphronemus gourami fish 12 years ago when it was the size...7641 9919. Fishy facts about osphronemus gourami Found near the equator in South East Asia...broccoli, carrots and cauliflower. The gourami family of fish is one of the only types...
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500 freshwater aquarium fish; a visual reference to the most popular species.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 3/1/2007; 552 words
; ...Jennings. Firefly Books Ltd. 2006 528 pages $29.95 Paperback SF457 Do you tend to confuse your Croaking Gourami with your Thick-lipped Gourami? Are you having trouble breeding your Brevis? Will a Malawi Blue Dolphin fit in your home aquarium...
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Research conducted at C. Ortega and co-authors has provided new information about marine biology.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 9/4/2009; 700+ words
; ...carpio), zebrafish Danio rerio, suckermouth catfish Hypostomus plecostomus and blue gourami Trichogaster trichopterus (also known as the threespot gourami) were positive; meanwhile, Mexican tetra Astyanax mexicanus, which had previously...
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gourami
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
gourami , tropical freshwater fish of the labyrinth...native to SE Asia and Africa. The true gourami, Osphronemus goramy, reaches a length...white, 10-in. long (25-cm) kissing gourami ( Helostoma temmincki ). Other popular...
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gourami, giant
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
gourami, giant See OSPHRONEMIDAE .
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kissing gourami
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
kissing gourami ( Helostoma temminckii ) See HELOSTOMATIDAE .
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climbing gourami
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
climbing gourami ( Anabas testudineus ) See ANABANTIDAE .
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giant gourami
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
giant gourami See OSPHRONEMIDAE .
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