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alas
(encz) | alas,běda interj: PetrV |
alas
(encz) | alas,želbohu interj: PetrV |
Alas
(gcide) | Alas \A*las"\, interj. [OE. alas, allas, OF. alas, F. h['e]las;
a interj. (L. ah.) + las wretched (that I am), L. lassus
weary, akin to E. late. See Late.]
An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of
evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white;
alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white.
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alas
(wn) | alas
adv 1: by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I
cannot stay" [syn: unfortunately, unluckily,
regrettably, alas] [ant: as luck would have it,
fortuitously, fortunately, luckily] |
alas
(vera) | ALAS
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alaska
(mass) | Alaska
- Aljaška |
australasia
(mass) | Australasia
- Australásia |
australasia
(msasasci) | Australasia
- Australasia |
ak47 = kalashnikov
(encz) | AK47 = Kalashnikov,Kalašnikov (útočná zbraň sovětské výroby) n:
[voj.] jose |
alas
(encz) | alas,běda interj: PetrValas,želbohu interj: PetrV |
alaska
(encz) | alaska,aljašský adj: Zdeněk BrožAlaska,Aljaška n: [jmén.] "stát v USA" |
alaskan
(encz) | Alaskan,aljašský adj: Zdeněk BrožAlaskan,obyvatel Aljašky Zdeněk Brož |
australasia
(encz) | Australasia,Australasie n: Zdeněk Brož |
australasian
(encz) | Australasian,Australoasijský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
calash
(encz) | calash,kaleška Zdeněk Brož |
catalase
(encz) | catalase,kataláza Zdeněk Brož |
cephalaspid
(encz) | cephalaspid, n: |
dalasi
(encz) | dalasi, n: |
palas
(encz) | palas, n: |
permanent fund in alaska.
(encz) | Permanent Fund In Alaska.,permanentní fond na Aljašce [eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
suborder cephalaspida
(encz) | suborder Cephalaspida, n: |
thalassaemia
(encz) | thalassaemia, n: |
thalassaemia major
(encz) | thalassaemia major, n: |
thalassemia
(encz) | thalassemia, n: |
thalassemia major
(encz) | thalassemia major, n: |
thalassic
(encz) | thalassic, adj: |
trans-alaska pipeline
(encz) | trans-Alaska pipeline, n: |
australasie
(czen) | Australasie,Australasian: Zdeněk Brož |
balast
(czen) | balast,ballastn: Zdeněk Brož |
doprovodný díl (balast)
(czen) | doprovodný díl (balast),insert[eko.] Komponent, který tvoří vstup i
výstup v procesu a není přetvářen ani jinak předěláván. RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
halas
(czen) | halas,vociferationn: Zdeněk Brož |
halasný
(czen) | halasný,clamantadj: Zdeněk Brož |
hl.m. - alaska v usa
(czen) | hl.m. - Alaska v USA,Juneaun: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Alaskan
(gcide) | Alaskan \Alaskan\ n.
1. a resident of Alaska.
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Alaskan king crab
(gcide) | King \King\, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D.
koning, OHG. kuning, G. k["o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung,
Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root
of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See
Kin.]
1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme
authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by
hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. "Ay, every
inch a king." --Shak.
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Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are
rebels from principle. --Burke.
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There was a State without king or nobles. --R.
Choate.
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But yonder comes the powerful King of Day,
Rejoicing in the east --Thomson.
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2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank;
a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money
king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.
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3. A playing card having the picture of a king[1]; as, the
king of diamonds.
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4. The chief piece in the game of chess.
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5. A crowned man in the game of draughts.
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6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old
Testament.
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Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to
denote pre["e]minence or superiority in some
particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture.
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Apostolic king. See Apostolic.
King-at-arms, or King-of-arms, the chief heraldic officer
of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of
great authority. His business is to direct the heralds,
preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of
armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz.,
Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally
north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent.
King auk (Zool.), the little auk or sea dove.
King bird of paradise. (Zool.), See Bird of paradise.
King card, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit;
thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the
queen is the king card of the suit.
King Cole, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have
reigned in the third century.
King conch (Zool.), a large and handsome univalve shell
(Cassis cameo), found in the West Indies. It is used for
making cameos. See Helmet shell, under Helmet.
King Cotton, a popular personification of the great staple
production of the southern United States.
King crab. (Zool.)
(a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See Limulus.
(b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia
squinado}).
(c) A large crab of the northern Pacific ({Paralithodes
camtshatica}), especially abundant on the coasts of
Alaska and Japan, and popular as a food; called also
Alaskan king crab.
King crow. (Zool.)
(a) A black drongo shrike (Buchanga atra) of India; --
so called because, while breeding, they attack and
drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds.
(b) The Dicrurus macrocercus of India, a crested bird
with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with
green and blue reflections. Called also devil bird.
King duck (Zool.), a large and handsome eider duck
(Somateria spectabilis), inhabiting the arctic regions
of both continents.
King eagle (Zool.), an eagle (Aquila heliaca) found in
Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the
golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial
eagle of Rome.
King hake (Zool.), an American hake (Phycis regius),
found in deep water along the Atlantic coast.
King monkey (Zool.), an African monkey ({Colobus
polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone.
King mullet (Zool.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus
maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty.
Called also goldfish.
King of terrors, death.
King parrakeet (Zool.), a handsome Australian parrakeet
(Platycercys scapulatus), often kept in a cage. Its
prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings
bright green, the rump blue, and tail black.
King penguin (Zool.), any large species of penguin of the
genus Aptenodytes; esp., Aptenodytes longirostris, of
the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {Aptenodytes
Patagonica}, of Patagonia.
King rail (Zool.), a small American rail ({Rallus
elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts
are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep
cinnamon color.
King salmon (Zool.), the quinnat. See Quinnat.
King's counsel, or Queen's counsel (Eng. Law), barristers
learned in the law, who have been called within the bar,
and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They
answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue
(advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be
employed against the crown without special license.
--Wharton's Law Dict.
King's cushion, a temporary seat made by two persons
crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
The king's English, correct or current language of good
speakers; pure English. --Shak.
King's evidence or Queen's evidence, testimony in favor
of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an
accomplice. See under Evidence. [Eng.]
King's evil, scrofula; -- so called because formerly
supposed to be healed by the touch of a king.
King snake (Zool.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake
(Ophiobolus getulus) of the Southern United States; --
so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes,
including even the rattlesnake.
King's spear (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus
albus}).
King's yellow, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of
sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow
orpiment}.
King tody (Zool.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus
serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with
a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red,
edged with black.
King vulture (Zool.), a large species of vulture
(Sarcorhamphus papa), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay,
The general color is white. The wings and tail are black,
and the naked carunculated head and the neck are
briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue.
So called because it drives away other vultures while
feeding.
King wood, a wood from Brazil, called also violet wood,
beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and
small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of
Dalbergia. See Jacaranda.
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Antigalastic
(gcide) | Antigalastic \An`ti*ga*las"tic\, a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. ?, ?,
milk.]
Causing a diminution or a suppression of the secretion of
milk.
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Australasian
(gcide) | Australasian \Aus`tral*a"sian\, a.
Of or pertaining to Australasia; as, Australasian regions. --
n. A native or an inhabitant of Australasia.
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Balas ruby
(gcide) | Balas ruby \Bal"as ru`by\ [OE. bales, balais, F. balais, LL.
balascus, fr. Ar. balakhsh, so called from Badakhshan,
Balashan, or Balaxiam, a place in the neighborhood of
Samarkand, where this ruby is found.] (Min.)
A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to
orange. See Spinel.
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Calash
(gcide) | Calash \Ca*lash"\, n. [F. cal[`e]che; of Slavonic origin; cf.
Bohem. kolesa, Russ. koliaska calash, koleso, kolo, wheel.]
1. A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood
that can be raised or lowered, seats for inside, a
separate seat for the driver, and often a movable front,
so that it can be used as either an open or a closed
carriage.
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The baroness in a calash capable of holding herself,
her two children, and her servants. --W. Irving.
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2. In Canada, a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, with a
calash top, and the driver's seat elevated in front.
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3. A hood or top of a carriage which can be thrown back at
pleasure.
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4. A hood, formerly worn by ladies, which could be drawn
forward or thrown back like the top of a carriage.
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catalase
(gcide) | catalase \catalase\ n.
an enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions
as an oxidative catalyst; it decomposes hydrogen peroxide
into hydrogen and water.
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Cephalaspis
(gcide) | Cephalaspis \Ceph`a*las"pis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kefalh` head + ?
a shield.] (Paleon.)
A genus of fossil ganoid fishes found in the old red
sandstone or Devonian formation. The head is large, and
protected by a broad shield-shaped helmet prolonged behind
into two lateral points.
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Kalasie
(gcide) | Kalasie \Ka`la*sie"\, n. (Zool.)
A long-tailed monkey of Borneo (Semnopithecus rubicundus).
It has a tuft of long hair on the head.
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Malashaganay
(gcide) | Malashaganay \Ma`la*sha"ga*nay\, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.)
The fresh-water drumfish (Haploidonotus grunniens).
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Malassimilation
(gcide) | Malassimilation \Mal`as*sim`i*la"tion\, n. [Mal- +
assimilation.] (Physiol.)
(a) Imperfect digestion of the several leading constituents
of the food.
(b) An imperfect elaboration by the tissues of the materials
brought to them by the blood.
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palasa
(gcide) | Pulas \Pu"las\, n. [Skr. pal[=a][,c]a.] (Bot.)
The East Indian leguminous tree Butea frondosa. See {Gum
Butea}, under Gum. [Written also pales and palasa.]
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Thalassema Neptuni
(gcide) | Neptune \Nep"tune\, prop. n. [L. Neptunus.]
1. (Rom. Myth.) The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the
waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as
bearing a trident for a scepter.
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2. (Astron.) The remotest major planet of our solar system,
discovered -- as a result of the computations of
Leverrier, of Paris -- by Galle, of Berlin, September 23,
1846. It is classed as a gas giant, and has a radius of
22,716 km and an estimated mass of 1.027 x 10^26 kg,
with an average density of 2.27 g/cc. Its mean distance
from the sun is about 5,000,000,000 km (3,106,856,000
miles), and its period of revolution is about 164.78
years.
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Neptune powder, an explosive containing nitroglycerin, --
used in blasting.
Neptune's cup (Zool.), a very large, cup-shaped, marine
sponge (Thalassema Neptuni).
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Thalassia testudinum
(gcide) | Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word
preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the
Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle,
Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
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Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
are also called turtles.
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2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
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Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator,
Box, etc.
green turtle (Zool.), a marine turtle of the genus
Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or
olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
the other (Chelonia virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean.
Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on
seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
grass.
Turtle cowrie (Zool.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypraea
testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its
fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form.
Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia
testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
Indies.
Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.
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Thalassian
(gcide) | Thalassian \Tha*las"si*an\, n. [From Gr. qa`lassa the sea.]
(Zool.)
Any sea tortoise.
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Thalassic
(gcide) | Thalassic \Tha*las"sic\, a. [Gr. qa`lassa the sea.] (Geol.)
Of or pertaining to the sea; -- sometimes applied to rocks
formed from sediments deposited upon the sea bottom.
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Thalassinian
(gcide) | Thalassinian \Thal`as*sin"i*an\, n. (Zool.)
Any species of Thalassinidae, a family of burrowing
macrurous Crustacea, having a long and soft abdomen.
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Thalassochelys caouana
(gcide) | Loggerhead \Log"ger*head`\, n. [Log + head.]
1. A blockhead; a dunce; a numskull. --Shak. Milton.
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2. A spherical mass of iron, with a long handle, used to heat
tar.
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3. (Naut.) An upright piece of round timber, in a whaleboat,
over which a turn of the line is taken when it is running
out too fast. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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4. (Zool.) A very large marine turtle ({Thalassochelys
caretta} syn. Thalassochelys caouana), common in the
warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean, from Brazil to Cape
Cod; -- called also logger-headed turtle.
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5. (Zool.) An American shrike (Lanius Ludovicianus),
similar to the butcher bird, but smaller. See Shrike.
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To be at loggerheads, To fall to loggerheads, or {To go
to loggerheads}, to quarrel; to be at strife. --L' Estrange.
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Thalassochelys caretta
(gcide) | Loggerhead \Log"ger*head`\, n. [Log + head.]
1. A blockhead; a dunce; a numskull. --Shak. Milton.
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2. A spherical mass of iron, with a long handle, used to heat
tar.
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3. (Naut.) An upright piece of round timber, in a whaleboat,
over which a turn of the line is taken when it is running
out too fast. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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4. (Zool.) A very large marine turtle ({Thalassochelys
caretta} syn. Thalassochelys caouana), common in the
warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean, from Brazil to Cape
Cod; -- called also logger-headed turtle.
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5. (Zool.) An American shrike (Lanius Ludovicianus),
similar to the butcher bird, but smaller. See Shrike.
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To be at loggerheads, To fall to loggerheads, or {To go
to loggerheads}, to quarrel; to be at strife. --L' Estrange.
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Thalassography
(gcide) | Thalassography \Thal`as*sog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. qa`lassa sea +
-graphy.]
The study or science of the life of marine organisms.
--Agassiz.
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alas
(wn) | alas
adv 1: by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I
cannot stay" [syn: unfortunately, unluckily,
regrettably, alas] [ant: as luck would have it,
fortuitously, fortunately, luckily] |
alaska
(wn) | Alaska
n 1: a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state
admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the
United States" [syn: Alaska, Last Frontier, AK] |
alaska cedar
(wn) | Alaska cedar
n 1: tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often
cultivated for ornament [syn: yellow cypress, {yellow
cedar}, Nootka cypress, Alaska cedar, {Chamaecyparis
nootkatensis}] |
alaska cod
(wn) | Alaska cod
n 1: closely related to Atlantic cod [syn: Pacific cod,
Alaska cod, Gadus macrocephalus] |
alaska crab
(wn) | Alaska crab
n 1: meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat [syn:
Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab, king crab,
Alaska crab]
2: large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along
the coasts of Alaska and Japan [syn: king crab, {Alaska
crab}, Alaskan king crab, Alaska king crab, {Paralithodes
camtschatica}] |
alaska fur seal
(wn) | Alaska fur seal
n 1: of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California [syn:
Alaska fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus] |
alaska king crab
(wn) | Alaska king crab
n 1: meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat [syn:
Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab, king crab,
Alaska crab]
2: large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along
the coasts of Alaska and Japan [syn: king crab, {Alaska
crab}, Alaskan king crab, Alaska king crab, {Paralithodes
camtschatica}] |
alaska native
(wn) | Alaska Native
n 1: a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of
Alaska [syn: Alaska Native, Alaskan Native, {Native
Alaskan}] |
alaska peninsula
(wn) | Alaska Peninsula
n 1: a peninsula of southwestern Alaska (a continuation of the
Aleutian Islands) |
alaska range
(wn) | Alaska Range
n 1: a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount
McKinley |
alaska rein orchid
(wn) | Alaska rein orchid
n 1: similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers;
Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and
Colorado [syn: Alaska rein orchid, {Habenaria
unalascensis}] |
alaska standard time
(wn) | Alaska Standard Time
n 1: standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich,
reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and
most of Alaska [syn: Alaska Standard Time, Yukon Time] |
alaskan
(wn) | Alaskan
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the state or people of
Alaska
n 1: a native or resident of Alaska |
alaskan brown bear
(wn) | Alaskan brown bear
n 1: brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia [syn:
Alaskan brown bear, Kodiak bear, Kodiak, {Ursus
middendorffi}, Ursus arctos middendorffi] |
alaskan king crab
(wn) | Alaskan king crab
n 1: meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat [syn:
Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab, king crab,
Alaska crab]
2: large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along
the coasts of Alaska and Japan [syn: king crab, {Alaska
crab}, Alaskan king crab, Alaska king crab, {Paralithodes
camtschatica}] |
alaskan malamute
(wn) | Alaskan malamute
n 1: breed of sled dog developed in Alaska [syn: malamute,
malemute, Alaskan malamute] |
alaskan native
(wn) | Alaskan Native
n 1: a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of
Alaska [syn: Alaska Native, Alaskan Native, {Native
Alaskan}] |
alaskan pipeline
(wn) | Alaskan pipeline
n 1: an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe
Bay to the port of Valdez [syn: Alaskan pipeline, {trans-
Alaska pipeline}] |
alastrim
(wn) | alastrim
n 1: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of
the virus [syn: alastrim, variola minor,
pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk pox, white pox,
West Indian smallpox, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox] |
australasia
(wn) | Australasia
n 1: Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the
South Pacific |
australasian
(wn) | Australasian
adj 1: relating to or found in Australasia |
baked alaska
(wn) | baked Alaska
n 1: cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in
an oven |
balas
(wn) | balas
n 1: a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel [syn:
balas, balas ruby] |
balas ruby
(wn) | balas ruby
n 1: a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel [syn:
balas, balas ruby] |
betula neoalaskana
(wn) | Betula neoalaskana
n 1: Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark [syn: {Yukon
white birch}, Betula neoalaskana] |
calash
(wn) | calash
n 1: a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th
century [syn: calash, caleche]
2: the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage [syn: calash,
caleche, calash top] |
calash top
(wn) | calash top
n 1: the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage [syn: calash,
caleche, calash top] |
capital of alaska
(wn) | capital of Alaska
n 1: the state capital of Alaska [syn: Juneau, {capital of
Alaska}] |
catalase
(wn) | catalase
n 1: enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions
as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into
oxygen and water |
cephalaspid
(wn) | cephalaspid
n 1: extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head
[syn: osteostracan, cephalaspid] |
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