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Disaster Survival Guide

You never know when disaster will strike. If it does, it’s important to be prepared. Your life—or the lives of others—may depend on knowing how get out of a…

DK Nature: Mollusks

WHAT FEATURES DO MOLLUSKS HAVE IN COMMON? HOW DO MOLLUSKS FEED? HOW DO MOLLUSKS REPRODUCE? MOLLUSK CLASSIFICATIONSHELLSFIND OUT MORESoft-bodied invertebrates, mollusks include slugs, snails,…

Theron Ephron CATLIN, Congress, MO (1878-1960)

CATLIN, Theron Ephron, a Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., May 16, 1878; attended private schools; was graduated from Harvard University in 1899 and from the law department…

Capell Lane WEEMS, Congress, OH (1860-1913)

WEEMS, Capell Lane, a Representative from Ohio; born in Whigville, Noble County, Ohio, July 7, 1860; attended the common schools and normal academy, Caldwell, Ohio; studied law; was admitted…

ground ivy

(Encyclopedia) ground ivy, trailing perennial herb of the genus Glechoma of the family Labiatae (mint family), closely related to catnip and naturalized from Europe. It forms a dense ground cover and…

horseshoe crab

(Encyclopedia) horseshoe crab, large, primitive marine arthropod of the family Limulidae, related to the spider and scorpion and sometimes called a king crab (a name also used for the largest of the…

Edward Stevens HENRY, Congress, CT (1836-1921)

HENRY, Edward Stevens, a Representative from Connecticut; born in the town of Gill, Franklin County, Mass., February 10, 1836; moved to Rockville, Conn.; attended the public schools; engaged…

Chordata

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Common features in representative groups of the phylum Chordata ChordataChordatakôrdāˈtə, –däˈ– [key], phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the…

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