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  • 71Microsthene — Mi cro*sthene (m[imac] kr[ o]*sth[=e]n), n. [Micro + Gr. sqe nos might, strength.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of a group of mammals having a small size as a typical characteristic. It includes the lower orders, as the {Insectivora}, {Cheiroptera}, {Rodentia} …

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  • 72Native sloth — Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. [1913 Webster] These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Disinclination to… …

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  • 73Sloth — Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. [1913 Webster] These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Disinclination to action or… …

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  • 74Sloth animalcule — Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. [1913 Webster] These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Disinclination to… …

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  • 75Sloth bear — Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. [1913 Webster] These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Disinclination to… …

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  • 76Sloth monkey — Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. [1913 Webster] These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Disinclination to… …

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  • 77edentate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin edentatus, past participle of edentare to make toothless, from e + dent , dens tooth more at tooth Date: 1828 1. lacking teeth 2. being an edentate II. noun Date: 1835 any of an order (Edentata) of mammals having few …

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  • 78Броненосцы —         армадиллы (Dasypodidae), семейство млекопитающих отряда американских неполнозубых (Edentata). Приземистые неуклюжие животные, сверху и с боков покрытые толстым панцирем из роговых щитков, значительная часть которых лежит на… …

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  • 79Richard Owen — For other uses, see Richard Owen (disambiguation). Richard Owen …

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  • 80Vertebrate paleontology — seeks to discover the behavior, reproduction and appearance of extinct spined animals, through the study of their fossilized remains. It also tries to connect, on the evolutionary timeline, the animals of the past and their modern day… …

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