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guinea pig guinea pig
guinea pig gĬn´ē , domesticated form of the cavy , Cavia porcellus, a South American rodent . It is unrelated to the pig; the name may refer to its shrill squeal. Guinea pigs were raised by the Incas and have long been used as food in South America. They were first imported into... Read more
Hyades (mythology) Hyades (mythology)
Hyades in Greek mythology, the daughters of Atlas and sisters of the Pleiades who nursed the infant Dionysus; as a reward, they were placed as stars in the head of the constellation Taurus. In another version of the story, they were changed into stars by Zeus out of compassion for their bitter... Read more
pigs pigs
pigs have been kept as livestock in Ireland since the neolithic period. Archaeological evidence and early medieval texts both suggest that they were a relatively cheap source of meat, as they could be fed largely on household refuse and natural food supplies such as autumn leaf mast. After the 16th... Read more
cavy cavy
cavy , name for 14 species of South American rodents of the family Caviidae, including the domestic guinea pig . The wild cavies are usually small, rounded, and tailless, with fur of a uniform shade of brown. Nocturnal animals, they occupy a variety of habitats, especially dense vegetation. An... Read more
Toy industry Toy industry
Bean Bag Plush Toy Background Investors who worry about bull and bear markets should consider the alternatives—the moose, lobster, pink pig, platypus, and dolphin markets, just for starters. These stars in the investment firmament "Chocolate the Moose," "Pinchers the... Read more
Heavens Gate Heavens Gate
H EAVEN'SG ATE Marshall Herff Applewhite and Bonnie Lu Nettles founded Heaven's Gate, which was a cult that "combined Christian and some Theosophical doctrines with beliefs in UFO's [and] extraterrestrials" (Wessinger 2000, p. 233). Applewhite and Nettles went... Read more
pig pig
pig the pig is proverbial as a type of obstinacy and greed. A pig is the emblem of St Anthony of Egypt (see also tantony pig).pig in a poke something that is bought or accepted without knowing its value or seeing it first (a poke here is a bag).Pig Latin an invented language formed by systematic... Read more
Barbara Kingsolver Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver 1955-, American writer, b. Annapolis, Md.; grad. DePauw Univ. (B.S., 1977), Univ. of Arizona (M.S.). She studied biology and ecology and was a science writer before completing The Bean Trees (1988), a novel about a young woman who leaves Kentucky for Arizona, where she lives... Read more
Kian Kian
Kian In Irish mythology the father of Lugh (who was the father of the Ulster warrior-hero Cuchulain). Kian had a magic cow with a wonderful supply of milk. After the cow was stolen by Balor (king of the Fomorians), Kian took revenge by making Balor's daughter, Ethlinn, the mother of three sons. Two... Read more
Piggy Bank Piggy Bank
Piggy Bank Objects in which to collect coins have been found in Greek and Roman excavations. They were simple containers of clay or wood, usually pots and jars with slots, shaped by hand or turned on the wheel. To gain access to the contents of the bank, the owner would either have had to break... Read more

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