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  • 21Excursion — Ex*cur sion [L. excursio: cf. F. excursion. See {Excurrent}.] 1. A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally. [1913 Webster] Far on excursion toward the gates of hell. Milton. [1913 Webster] They would make excursions and waste the… …

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  • 22Excursus — Ex*cur sus, n. [L., fr. excurrere, excursum. See {Excurrent}.] A dissertation or digression appended to a work, and containing a more extended exposition of some important point or topic. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 23Oscule — Os cule, n. [Cf. F. oscule. See {Osculum}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the excurrent apertures of sponges. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 24ascidian — noun Etymology: New Latin Ascidia, group comprising tunicates, from Ascidium, genus name, from Greek askidion, diminutive of askos wineskin, bladder Date: 1835 any of a class (Ascidiacea) of solitary or colonial sessile tunicates having an… …

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  • 25deliquescent — adjective Etymology: Latin deliquescent , deliquescens, present participle of deliquescere Date: 1771 1. tending to melt or dissolve; especially tending to undergo gradual dissolution and liquefaction by the attraction and absorption of …

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  • 26osculum — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of os mouth Date: 1887 an excurrent opening of a sponge …

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  • 27Clam — For other uses, see Clam (disambiguation). Clam Edible clams in the family Veneridae Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 28Mussel — Not to be confused with muscle. Mussel Blue mussels Mytilus edulis in the intertidal zone in Cornwall, England Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 29Frilled shark — Conservation status …

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  • 30Tunicate — Temporal range: Cambrian stage 3–Recent …

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