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(Encyclopedia)flying fox: see fruit bat.Stoker, Bram
(Encyclopedia)Stoker, Bram (Abraham Stoker), 1847–1912, English novelist, b. Dublin, Ireland. He is best remembered as the author of Dracula (1897), a horror story recounting the activities of the vampire Count D...lycanthropy
(Encyclopedia)lycanthropy līkănˈthrəpē [key], in folklore, assumption by a human of the appearance and characteristics of an animal. Ancient belief in lycanthropy was widespread, and it still exists in parts o...flying lemur
(Encyclopedia)flying lemur, gliding mammal native to the tropical lowland forests of S Asia, Malaya, and the Philippines. Also called the colugo, the flying lemur is brownish or grayish above and paler below. It ra...Bar Mitzvah
(Encyclopedia)Bar Mitzvah bärmÄtsˈvÉ™ [key] [Aramaic,=son of the Commandment], Jewish ceremony in which the young male is initiated into the religious community, according to tradition at the age of 13 years and...Bad Nauheim
(Encyclopedia)Bad Nauheim bät nouˈhīm [key], town, Hesse, central Germany, in the Taunus Mts. It is a wo...Bad Reichenhall
(Encyclopedia)Bad Reichenhall bät rīˈkhənhäl [key] or Reichenhall, town, Bavaria, S central Germany, on ...Hopper, DeWolf
(Encyclopedia)Hopper, DeWolf, 1858–1935, American singer and comedian, b. New York City. He made his debut in 1879 and thereafter became popular in musical comedy and light opera. He is best remembered for his re...Ragaz, Bad
(Encyclopedia)Ragaz, Bad bät räˈgäts [key], town, St. Gall canton, E Switzerland, at the confluence of the Rhine and Tamina rivers. It is a spa, with hot mineral waters conducted from the ancient springs of PfÃ...Bad Kreuznach
(Encyclopedia)Bad Kreuznach bät kroitsˈnäkh [key], city, Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany, on the Nahe River. Its ...Browse by Subject
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