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Snakeheads (Fishes)
Channidae (snakeheads; subclass Actinopterygii, order Perciformes) A family of tropical, freshwater fish that have an elongated body, snake-like head, very long dorsal and anal fins, rounded tail and pectoral fins, no fin spines, and the lower jaw protruding beyond the upper. Accessory respiratory... Read more |
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Karl Friedrich Lessing
Lessing, Karl Friedrich (b Breslau [now Wrocław, Poland], 15 Feb. 1808; d Karlsruhe, 5 June 1880). German painter, the great-nephew of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. In 1826 he settled in Düsseldorf and he became one of the leading figures in the tradition of history painting associated... Read more |
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bowfin
bowfin primitive freshwater fish found in the Mississippi basin, the Great Lakes, and E to Vermont. The bowfin has a light covering of rounded, overlapping scales, a large mouth, and sharp teeth. Its swim bladder is capable of functioning as a lung, and the bowfin can survive out of water for a... Read more |
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Less-Lethal Weapons Technology
Less-Lethal Weapons Technology ¦ JUDSON KNIGHT Less-lethal weapons are tools and techniques designed for riot control and other security functions with the intention of neutralizing hostile activity without killing or causing permanent bodily harm. Varieties of less-lethal... Read more |
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Canker Sores
Canker sores Definition Canker sores (aphthous ulcers) are small shallow sores or ulcers that appear inside the lips, inside the cheeks, or on the gums. They begin as small, reddish swellings. Then they burst, and the rupture sores are covered with a white or yellow... Read more |
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George Tooker
Tooker, George (1920– ). American painter, born in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating in literature from Harvard University in 1942, he served in the US Marines, then studied at the Art Students League, 1943–4. His teachers there included Reginald Marsh, and it was from him and ... Read more |
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Bernard Cohen
Cohen, Bernard (1933– ). British abstract painter, born in London of Polish-Russian parents. He studied at St Martin's School of Art, 1950–1, and the Slade School, 1951–4, then in 1954–6 lived in France, Italy, and Spain on a travelling scholarship. Cohen is regarded as... Read more |
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Bennettites
Bennettitales An extinct gymnosperm (Gymnospermae) order ranging from the Triassic into the Cretaceous. They resembled cycads (Cycadophyta), and possessed reproductive structures that must have looked more like flowers than cones.... Read more |
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Look Back in Anger
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