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wolf

(Encyclopedia) wolf, carnivorous mammal of the genus Canis in the dog family. Once distributed over most of the Northern Hemisphere, wild wolves are now confined to the wilder parts of a reduced…

Drumheller

(Encyclopedia) Drumheller Drumheller drŭmˈhĕlˌər [key], city, SE Alta., Canada, on the Red Deer River. Once a coal…

Jedburgh

(Encyclopedia) JedburghJedburghjĕdˈbərə [key], town (1991 pop. 4,053), Scottish Borders, SE Scotland, on the Jed River. The manufacture of rayon is the main industry. Jedburgh also has tannery,…

Moorhead

(Encyclopedia) Moorhead, city (1990 pop. 32,295), seat of Clay co., NW Minn., on the Red River; inc. 1881. A sister city of Fargo, N.Dak., it is a shipping and processing center for a livestock,…

Mocha

(Encyclopedia) MochaMochamōˈkə [key], town (1990 est. pop. 2,000), S Yemen, a port on the Red Sea. It was noted for the export of the coffee to which it gave its name but declined as a trading port…

Berenice, city, ancient Egypt

(Encyclopedia) Berenice or Berenike, city of ancient Egypt, on the Red Sea. Founded by Ptolemy II and named in his mother's honor, it commanded the trade with Arabia and India, flourishing from the…

Bossier City

(Encyclopedia) Bossier City Bossier City bōˈzhər [key], city (2020 pop. 62,701), Bossier parish, NW La., on the Red…

crayfish

(Encyclopedia) crayfish or crawfish, freshwater crustacean smaller than but structurally very similar to its marine relative the lobster, and found in ponds and streams in most parts of the world…

guava

(Encyclopedia) guavaguavagwäˈvə [key], small evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Psidium of the family Myrtaceae (myrtle family), native to tropical America and grown elsewhere for its ornamental…