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handlike — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : shaped like a hand or grasping in the manner of a hand … Useful english dictionary
hand — handlike, adj. /hand/, n. 1. the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 2. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 3 … Universalium
Lophiomys — Lo*phi o*mys, n. [NL., fr. Gr. lofia a mane, bristly ridge + my^s a mouse.] (Zo[ o]l.) A very singular rodent ({Lophiomys Imhausi}) of Northeastern Africa. It is the only known representative of a special family ({Lophiomyid[ae]}), remarkable for … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lophiomys Imhausi — Lophiomys Lo*phi o*mys, n. [NL., fr. Gr. lofia a mane, bristly ridge + my^s a mouse.] (Zo[ o]l.) A very singular rodent ({Lophiomys Imhausi}) of Northeastern Africa. It is the only known representative of a special family ({Lophiomyid[ae]}),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cloudberry — Taxobox name = Cloudberry image width = 240px image caption = From Bilder ur Nordens Flora (1917 1926) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Rosaceae genus = Rubus species = R. chamaemorus… … Wikipedia
Velgarth — is a fictional continent, set on an as yet unnamed planet, created by author Mercedes Lackey, and is the setting for all novels thus far published in the Valdemar Saga, so named as most novels in some way pertain to, take place in or otherwise… … Wikipedia
otter — /ot euhr/, n., pl. otters, (esp. collectively) otter. 1. any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail. 2. the fur of an otter. [bef. 900; ME… … Universalium
Otter — /ot euhr/, n. (in the Volsunga Saga) a son of Hreidmar, who assumed the form of an otter when fishing, and who was killed by Loki while in that form. * * * Any of several semiaquatic, web footed carnivore species in four genera of the weasel… … Universalium
Rubus chamaemorus — Ripe cloudberry Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
chiropodous — kīräpədəs adjective Etymology: chiropod (from obsolete New Latin Cheiropoda, former name for mammals with handlike feet, from cheir chir + poda) + ous : having the feet modified for grasping and climbing … Useful english dictionary
