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  • 31Jan Versluys (Zoologe) — Jan Versluys Janszoon [fɛr slɔɪs] (* 1. September 1873 in Groningen; † 22. Januar 1939 in Wien) war ein niederländischer, deutscher und österreichischer(?) Zoologe und Anatom. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 1.1 In Amsterdam (1886–1907) …

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  • 32Johann Caspar Scheuchzer — Johann Caspar Scheuchzer, (* 26. Januar 1702 in Zürich; † 21. April 1729 in London; auch Hans Kaspar oder Jean Gaspard) war ein Schweizer Naturforscher, Arzt und Japankundler. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Scheuchzers Edition der „History of… …

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  • 33Pierres à images — Les Pierres à images (« pierres imagées » ou « pierres figurées ») sont, selon l écrivain français Roger Caillois, les pierres curieuses, et non précieuses, de différentes catégories qui semblent constituer de véritables… …

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  • 34παλαιοντολογία — Η επιστήμη που μελετά τα απολιθώματα, δηλαδή τα υπολείμματα ή τα ίχνη των οργανισμών που έζησαν στη Γη κατά τους διάφορους γεωλογικούς αιώνες. Ιστορικά στοιχεία. Αν και η π. καθιερώθηκε ως επιστήμη μόνο κατά στα τέλη του 18ου αι. και τις αρχές… …

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  • 35freak — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. abnormality, fluke, monstrosity; caprice, sport, whim. See unconformity, changeableness. freak out II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A caprice] Syn. vagary, whim, crotchet; see fancy 3 , impulse 2 . 2. [An… …

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  • 36Unconformity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unconformity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 nonconformity nonconformity &c. 82 Sgm: N 1 unconformity unconformity disconformity Sgm: N 1 unconventionality unconventionality informality abnormity abnormality anomaly …

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  • 37sport — I. n. 1. Play, diversion, amusement, pastime, game, fun, frolic, gambol, prank, recreation, gayety, entertainment, merriment, mirth, jollity, joviality, pleasantry, merry making. 2. Amusement, entertainment, diversion. 3. Recreation. 4. Jest,… …

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  • 38abortion — n 1. miscarriage, premature birth, premature labor, untimely birth, premature delivery, unnatural birth, arrested development; aborticide, feticide, forced birth. 2. failure, nonsuccess, nonfulfillment, defeat, vain attempt; fizzle, fiasco, no go …

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  • 39freak — n 1. caprice, capricious notion, whim, vagary; crotchet, quip, quirk, kink, maggot; eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity; humor, fancy, whimsy, whimsicality, capriccio; fad, fantasy, craze; turn, twist. 2. aberration, anomaly, abnormality,… …

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  • 40monster — [n] giant animal; supernatural being abnormality, barbarian, beast, behemoth, brute, centaur, colossus, demon, devil, dragon, fiend, Frankenstein, freak, giant, hellion, horror, leviathan, lusus naturae, mammoth, miscreation, monstrosity, mutant …

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