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Salvia
Salvia (sages; family Labiatae) A genus of herbs and low shrubs that usually have aromatic foliage and flowers that occur in whorled spikes, often with coloured bracts. The flowers have the corolla strongly 2-lipped, with the upper lip often strongly arched over the 2 stamens. These each have only 1... Read more |
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Antirrhinum
Antirrhinum (family Scrophulariaceae) A genus of herbs in which the lower leaves are opposite, the upper leaves alternate, and all are simple. The flowers are borne in racemes and have strongly 2-lipped corollas, the lower 3-lobed lip having a projecting bulge or ‘palate’ which closes... Read more |
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Amadeus
Amadeus 1845-90, king of Spain (1870-73), duke of Aosta, son of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. After the expulsion (1868) of Queen Isabella II , Juan Prim urged the Cortes to elect Amadeus as king. He accepted the crown reluctantly. Just before the new king arrived in Spain, Prim was assassinated.... Read more |
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Manatees
Trichechidae (manatees; superorder Paenungulata, order Sirenia) A family of aquatic paenungulates in which the upper lip is deeply cleft and each side is capable of independent movement and is used for cropping vegetation. There are no incisors or canines, but the gums form horny pads. There are up... Read more |
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Tarsiers
Tarsiidae (tarsiers; suborder Haplorrhini, infra-order Tarsiiformes) A family of arboreal, nocturnal, insectivorous or carnivorous primates, about the size of rats, in which the upper lip is whole, there is no moist rhinarium, and the hind legs are very long and used in leaping from tree to tree.... Read more |
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harelip
harelip congenital abnormality in which there is a cleft or split in the upper lip. There may be a single opening in the middle portion of the lip or an opening on each side. The condition frequently occurs along with a cleft palate , an opening in the roof of the mouth. Harelip is usually... Read more |
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Plethodontid salamanders
Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders; class Amphibia, order Urodela) A family of amphibians in which the adults usually lack gills and lungs. They are characterized by a nasolabial groove, a glandular extension from the upper edge of the lower lip, below the nostril. They are mainly aquatic, and the... Read more |
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