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moose
moose largest member of the deer family, genus Alces, found in the northern parts of Eurasia and North America. The Eurasian species, A. alces, is known in Europe as the elk , a name which in North America is applied to another large deer, the wapiti . The Eurasian and the American moose are... Read more |
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migration of animals
migration of animals movements of animals in large numbers from one place to another. In modern usage the term is usually restricted to regular, periodic movements of populations away from and back to their place of origin. A single round trip may take the entire lifetime of an individual, as with... Read more |
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elk
elk name applied to several large members of the deer family. It most properly designates the largest member of the family, Alces alces, found in the northern regions of Eurasia and North America. In North America this animal is called moose . The name elk is used in North America to designate a... Read more |
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Leggings
Leggings In cool weather or rough terrain men and women of nearly every Native American tribe wore leggings to protect their legs. Leggings were snug or loose-fitting tubes of animal hide that covered each leg individually. Men's leggings covered the leg from waist or thigh to ankle. The top of the... Read more |
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walrus
walrus marine mammal, Odobenus rosmarus, found in Arctic seas. Largest of the fin-footed mammals, or pinnipeds (see seal ), the walrus is also distinguished by its long tusks and by cheek pads bearing quill-like bristles. Adult males are 10 ft (3 m) long or more, and weigh up to 3,000 lb (1,400... Read more |
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Hides
hides. The difficult study of the ‘hide’ is essential for understanding the history of the English state and, by connection and analogy, that of much of western Europe. In Domesday Book (1086), every village and estate in southern and western England is assessed in terms of hides. (In... Read more |
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Dennis Haysbert
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parenchyma
parenchyma 1. A plant tissue consisting of roughly spherical relatively undifferentiated cells, frequently with air spaces between them. The cortex and pith are composed of parenchyma cells (see ground tissues). 2. Loose connective tissue formed of large cells. Its function is to pack the spaces... Read more |
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cottontail rabbit
cottontail rabbit animal of the order Lagomorpha, which includes the hares and rabbits, except for the domestic, or European, rabbit , which is in a separate species. Members of the genus Sylvilagus, cottontails have large ears and short legs and move with a scurrying or scampering gait. Unlike... Read more |
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