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A hook-nosed sea snake seen on Arossim Beach, South Goa, India. This snake was found in a fishing net and later released to the sea. Hydrophis schistosus, commonly known as the beaked sea snake, hook-nosed sea snake, common sea snake, or the Valakadeyan sea snake, is a highly venomous species of sea snake common throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific.
Shrew (stock character) The shrew – an unpleasant, ill-tempered woman characterised by scolding, nagging, and aggression [ 1] – is a comedic, stock character in literature and folklore, both Western and Eastern. [ 2] The theme is illustrated in Shakespeare 's play The Taming of the Shrew . As a reference to actual women, rather than the ...
The Misanthrope. Behavior of the aristocracy. The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover ( French: Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux; French pronunciation: [lə mizɑ̃tʁɔp u latʁabilɛːʁ amuʁø]) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal ...
Thesaurus. A thesaurus ( pl.: thesauri or thesauruses ), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [ 1][ 2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower ...
PR6068.U757 H37 1990. Followed by. Luka and the Fire of Life. Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a 1990 children's novel [ 1] by Salman Rushdie. It is Rushdie's fifth major publication and followed The Satanic Verses (1988). It is a phantasmagorical story that begins in a city so miserable and ruinous that it has forgotten its name.
Description. The tiger rattlesnake is easily identified by its small, spade-shaped head, which is about 1/25 of its total body length. It has the smallest head of any rattlesnake, and a large rattle. The color pattern consists of a gray, lavender, blue-gray, pink, or buff ground color that usually turns to pink, pale orange, or cream on the sides.
Medical phrase serving as a synonym for death ad multos annos: to many years: Wish for a long life; similar to "many happy returns". ad nauseam: to sickness: i.e., "to the point of disgust". Sometimes used as a humorous alternative to ad infinitum.
Citrus canker. Citrus canker is a disease affecting Citrus species caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas ( X.axonopodis; X. campestris ). Infection causes lesions on the leaves, stems, and fruit of citrus trees, including lime, oranges, and grapefruit. While not harmful to humans, canker significantly affects the vitality of citrus trees, causing ...