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kean
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kean
(wn) | Kean
n 1: English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's
great tragic characters (1789-1833) [syn: Kean, {Edmund
Kean}] |
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Nereocystis Lutkeana
(gcide) | Sea otter \Sea" ot"ter\ (Zool.)
An aquatic carnivore (Enhydris lutris syn. {Enhydris
marina}) found in the North Pacific Ocean. Its fur is highly
valued, especially by the Chinese. It is allied to the common
otter, but is larger, with feet more decidedly webbed.
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Sea-otter's cabbage (Bot.), a gigantic kelp of the Pacific
Ocean (Nereocystis Lutkeana). See Nereocystis.
[1913 Webster]Kelp \Kelp\ (k[e^]lp), n. [Formerly kilpe; of unknown origin.]
1. The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in
the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of
iodine.
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2. (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed.
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Note: Laminaria is the common kelp of Great Britain;
Macrocystis pyrifera and Nereocystis Lutkeana are
the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean.
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Kelp crab (Zool.), a California spider crab ({Epialtus
productus}), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in
color.
Kelp salmon (Zool.), a serranoid food fish ({Serranus
clathratus}) of California. See Cabrilla.
[1913 Webster]Nereocystis \Ne`re*o*cys"tis\, prop. n. [NL. See Nereid, and
Cyst.] (Bot.)
A genus of gigantic seaweeds.
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Note: Nereocystis Lutkeana, of the North Pacific, has a
stem many fathoms long, terminating in a great vesicle,
which is crowned with a tuft of long leaves. The stem
is used by the Alaskans for fishing lines.
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Skean
(gcide) | Skean \Skean\, n. [Ir sgian; akin to Gael. sgian, W. ysgien a
large knife, a scimiter.]
A knife or short dagger, esp. that in use among the
Highlanders of Scotland. [Variously spelt.] "His skean, or
pistol." --Spenser.
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edmund kean
(wn) | Edmund Kean
n 1: English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's
great tragic characters (1789-1833) [syn: Kean, {Edmund
Kean}] |
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