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Weismann, August
(Encyclopedia)Weismann, August ouˈgo͝ost vīsˈmän [key], 1834–1914, German biologist. He taught zoology at the Univ. of Freiburg from 1866 to 1912. He is known as the originator of the germ-plasm theory of he...invertebrate
(Encyclopedia)invertebrate ĭnˌvûrˈtəbrət, –brātˌ [key], any animal lacking a backbone. The invertebrates include the tunicates and lancelets of phylum Chordata, as well as all animal phyla other than Chor...Kinsey, Alfred Charles
(Encyclopedia)Kinsey, Alfred Charles kĭnˈzē [key], 1894–1956, American biologist, b. Hoboken, N.J., grad. Bowdoin College (B.S., 1916), Harvard (D.Sc., 1920). He was associated with the Univ. of Indiana from 1...nun, in religion
(Encyclopedia)nun: see monasticism.artemisia, in botany
(Encyclopedia)artemisia: see wormwood.milo, in botany
(Encyclopedia)milo or milo maize: see sorghum. ...mole, in anatomy
(Encyclopedia)mole: see birthmark.narcissus, in botany
(Encyclopedia)narcissus: see amaryllis.labor, in physiology
(Encyclopedia)labor: see birth.marguerite, in botany
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