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(Encyclopedia)skimmer, common name for certain sea birds resembling the related tern. Skimmers (genus Rhynchops) have long, laterally compressed bills of which the lower mandible is one fourth longer than the movab...gumbo
(Encyclopedia)gumbo, another name for okra; also applied in the W United States to a rich, black, alkaline alluvial soil, which is soapy or sticky when wet. ...golden glow
(Encyclopedia)golden glow: see black-eyed Susan. ...American Muslim Mission
(Encyclopedia)American Muslim Mission: see Black Muslims. ...Nation of Islam
(Encyclopedia)Nation of Islam: see Black Muslims. ...Warrior
(Encyclopedia)Warrior, river, Ala.: see Black Warrior. ...yellow daisy
(Encyclopedia)yellow daisy: see black-eyed Susan. ...Harney Peak
(Encyclopedia)Harney Peak, S.Dak.: see Black Hills. ...Mitchell, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Mitchell, Mount, peak, 6,684 ft (2,037 m) high, W N.C., in the Black Mts. of the Appalachian system; highest peak E of the Mississippi River. ...Deluge
(Encyclopedia)Deluge dĕlˈyo͞oj [key], in the Bible, the overwhelming flood that covered the earth and destroyed every living thing except the family of Noah and the creatures in his ark. Archaeology has yielded ...Browse by Subject
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