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91caprimulgiform — ▪ order of birds Introduction also called nightjars any of about 120 species of soft plumaged birds (bird), the major groups of which are called nightjars (nightjar), nighthawks (nighthawk), potoos (potoo), frogmouths (frogmouth), and owlet… …
92Cyperaceae — ▪ plant family Introduction sedge family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the order Poales. The Cyperaceae are grasslike herbaceous plants found especially in wet regions throughout the world. Distribution and abundance… …
93paracanthopterygian — ▪ fish Introduction any member of the superorder Paracanthopterygii, a predatory, primarily marine group that forms one of about six major branches of the Teleostei (teleost), or bony fishes, the dominant modern aquatic vertebrates.… …
94Matteo Ricci — Matteo Ricci † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Matteo Ricci Founder of the Catholic missions of China, b. at Macerata in the Papal States, 6 Oct. 1552; d. at Peking, 11 May, 1610. Ricci made his classical studies in his native town,… …
95European polecat — This article is about a species of mammal referred to as polecat . For other uses, see Polecat (disambiguation). European polecat Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene – Recent Welsh polecat (Mustela p. anglia) at the British Wildlife Centre,… …
96Inauguration of Barack Obama — 2009 Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama Barack Obama takes the oath of office of the President of the United …
97next of kin — noun the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person • Hypernyms: ↑relative, ↑relation * * * noun (plural next of kin) 1. : a person in the nearest degree of relationship by blood to another person divided among… …
98RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITIES — Jews UNDER OTTOMAN RULE The Jews of the pre Zionist old yishuv, both sephardim (from the Orient) and ashkenazim (of European origin), dedicated their lives to the fulfillment of religious precepts: the study of the torah and the meticulous… …
99Mammal — For other uses, see Mammal (disambiguation). Mammals Temporal range: Late Triassic – Recent, 220–0 Ma …
100Intellectual giftedness — Gifted redirects here. For other uses, see Gift (disambiguation). Human intelligence Abilities and Traits Abstract thought Communication  …
