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zoology

(Encyclopedia) zoology, branch of biology concerned with the study of animal life. From earliest times animals have been vitally important to man; cave art demonstrates the practical and mystical…

chiton

(Encyclopedia) CE5 A. Dorsal view of a chiton, representative mollusk of the class Amphineura B. Internal anatomy of a chiton chitonchitonkīˈtən [key], common name for rock-clinging marine…

cephalopod

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Internal anatomy of a squid, Loligo, representative mollusk of the class Cephalopoda cephalopodcephalopodsĕfˈələpŏdˌ [key], member of the class Cephalopoda, the most highly…

Tristram and Isolde

(Encyclopedia) Tristram and IsoldeTristram and Isoldetrĭsˈtrəm, ĭsōlˈdə, ĭzōlˈ– [key], medieval romance. The earliest extant version (incomplete) was written (c.1185) by Thomas of Britain in Anglo-…

Neanderthal man

(Encyclopedia) Neanderthal manNeanderthal mannēănˈdərthôlˌ, –tôlˌ [key] or Neandertal manNeandertal man–tôlˌ [key], a species of Homo, the genus to which contemporary humans belong, known as H.…

DK Encyclopedia

SPACE SPACE ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORIES CONSTELLATIONS SOLAR SYSTEM SUN Earth Moon MERCURY VENUS JUPITER MARS SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE PLUTO COMETS…

gastropod

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Internal anatomy of a snail, Helix aspersa, representative mollusk of the class Gastropoda gastropod, member of the class Gastropoda, the largest and most successful class of…

DK Science: Evolution

SPECIALIZED FOR SURVIVALDUNKLEOSTEUSEVOLUTION OF THE ELEPHANTNATURAL SELECTIONADAPTATIONFIND OUT MOREThe process by which changes occur in living things over time is known as evolution. The…

Wedding Quotations

Wedding Quotations Love, comfort, and honor Compiled by Elizabeth Olson "(Marriage) is not by any to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly; but reverently, discreetly,…