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  • 51nau|ma|chi|a — «n MAY kee uh», noun, plural chi|ae « kee ee», chi|as. 1. a mock sea fight staged by the ancient Romans as a spectacle. 2. a place for staging such spectacles. ╂[< Latin naumachia < Greek naumachíā < naûs ship + máchē a fight …

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  • 52nau|pli|al — «N plee uhl», adjective. having the character of a nauplius …

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  • 53nau|pli|us — «N plee uhs», noun, plural pli|i « plee y». the first stage in development of certain crustaceans, such as the shrimp, after leaving the egg; a larval form with an unsegmented body, three pairs of appendages, and a single median eye. ╂[< Latin …

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  • 54nau|se|ant — «N shee uhnt, see », adjective. inducing nausea or vomiting: »a nauseant drug …

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  • 55nau|sea — «N shuh, shee uh, see uh», noun. 1. the feeling that one is about to vomit. 2. seasickness: »Most of the ship s passengers were seized with nausea during the storm at sea. 3. Figurative. extreme disgust; loathing: »... sated to nausea as we have… …

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  • 56Nau|sic|a|ä — «n SIHK ay uh, ee uh», noun. Greek Legend. the maiden who, in the Odyssey, aided Odysseus (Ulysses) when he was shipwrecked …

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  • 57nau|ti|loid — «N tuh loyd», adjective, noun. –adj. resembling the nautilus in form: »nautiloid shells. –n. a nautiloid mollusk …

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  • 58nau|ti|lus — «N tuh luhs», noun, plural lus|es, li « ly». either of two small mollusks of warm seas. The pearly nautilus, or chambered nautilus, has a spiral shell with a pearly lining, divided into many compartments by septa. The paper nautilus has saillike… …

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  • 59NAU Men's Cross Country 2008 — Roster The 2008 Northern Arizona Men’s Cross Country team is composed of a diverse group of individuals. Athletes on the team hail from as far away as Finland and Australia. The team’s fastest member, Dave McNeil, traveled all the way from… …

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