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Bush dog
bush dog (Speothos venaticus) See CANIDAE.... Read more |
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Bush
Bush Rock group For the Record… Selected discography Sources Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale quipped in Details: <... Read more |
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Kennebunkport
Kennebunkport , town (1990 pop. 1,100), York co., S Maine, on the Atlantic coast; settled 1629, inc. 1653. The early town, called Arundel, appears in Kenneth Roberts's books; the name was changed in 1821. The town is a summer resort, especially for authors, artists, and actors. It is also the... Read more |
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John D. Ashcroft
John David Ashcroft U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft (born 1942) was one of the most powerful members of President George W. Bush's cabinet. Ashcroft served as a state attorney general, Missouri governor, and U.S. senator prior to becoming U.S. attorney general. His conservative social views... Read more |
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bushrangers
bushrangers bandits who terrorized the bush country of Australia in the 19th cent. The first bushrangers (c.1806-44) were mainly escaped convicts who fled to the bush and organized gangs. Their crimes were checked effectively by various Bushranging Acts passed after 1830. With the discovery of... Read more |
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Tanagers
Thraupidae (tanagers; class Aves, order Passeriformes) A family of fairly small, brightly coloured birds, which have short to medium, rather conical bills, short to long wings, short to medium-length tails, and short legs. The nine Piranga species are typical, mainly red birds, some males of which... Read more |
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Laura Bush
Laura Welch Bush American first lady Laura Welch Bush (born 1946), the wife of United States President George W. Bush, has been one of the most low–key presidential wives in recent years, but supporters praise her for her quiet strength. Bush was reluctant about her husband's foray into... Read more |
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Prunellidae
Prunellidae (accentors; class Aves, order Passeriformes) A family of small, mainly brown birds which have greyish under-parts, some with chestnut flanks, and slender, pointed bills. They are found in rocky meadows, scrub, and woodland, feed on the ground on seeds and insects, and nest in bushes and... Read more |
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James Addison Baker 3d
James Addison Baker, 3d 1930-, U.S. political leader, b. Houston, Tex. After graduating from Princeton Univ., he served in the U.S. Marines and earned a law degree from the Univ. of Texas. A successful corporate lawyer, he switched from the Democratic to the Republican party in 1970 and served... Read more |
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burning bush
burning bush name for a North American plant of the family Celastraceae ( staff tree family). The scriptural burning bush not consumed by fire (Ex. 3.2) is sometimes associated with a bramble or thorn and was adopted by the Presbyterian Church as an emblem of its early persecution. Burning bush is... Read more |
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