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seacoasts
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seacoasts — n. seashore, land located at the edge of the sea … English contemporary dictionary
charadriiform — ▪ bird order Introduction any member of the large group of birds (bird) that includes the sandpipers (sandpiper), plovers (plover), gulls (gull), auks (auk), and their relatives. These birds form an important and familiar segment of the… … Universalium
WSCA-LP — Infobox Radio station name = WSCA LP city = Portsmouth, New Hampshire area = branding = slogan = Portsmouth Community Radio airdate = frequency = 106.1 MHz format = all music erp = 100 watts haat = 26.6 meters class = L1 facility id = 126863… … Wikipedia
pelecaniform — [pel΄ ə kan′ə fôrm΄] adj. of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants * * * ▪ bird Introduction any of the relatively large and… … Universalium
cormorant — /kawr meuhr euhnt/, n. 1. any of several voracious, totipalmate seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae, as Phalacrocorax carbo, of America, Europe, and Asia, having a long neck and a distensible pouch under the bill for holding captured fish,… … Universalium
intercoastal — /in teuhr kohs tl/, adj. existing or done between seacoasts; involving two or more seacoasts. [1925 30; INTER + COASTAL] * * * … Universalium
osprey — /os pree/, n., pl. ospreys. 1. Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish. 2. a plume for trimming hats. [1425 75; late ME ospray(e) L ossifraga OSSIFRAGE; cf. MF orfraie, offraie, OF ospres] * * * or fish hawk… … Universalium
pelican — /pel i keuhn/, n. 1. any of several large, totipalmate, fish eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch. 2. a still or retort with two tubes that leave the body from the neck, curve in opposite directions … Universalium
seawater — /see waw teuhr, wot euhr/, n. the salt water in or from the sea. [bef. 1000; ME see water, OE saewaeter; see SEA, WATER] * * * Water that makes up the oceans and seas. Seawater is a complex mixture of 96.5% water, 2.5% salts, and small amounts of … Universalium
iodine deficiency — Inadequate intake or metabolism of iodine. It directly affects thyroid secretions, which influence heart action, nerve response, growth rate, and metabolism. Simple goitre, the most frequent result, is most common in areas without access to salt… … Universalium
intercoastal — in•ter•coast•al [[t]ˌɪn tərˈkoʊs tl[/t]] adj. existing or done between seacoasts; involving two or more seacoasts • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
