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Priapulida

(Encyclopedia) Priapulida, phylum consisting of 17 species of predatory, unsegmented marine worms that live in the sand and mud at the sea bottom. The largest are 4 to 6 in. (10–17 cm) long, but the…

Ordovician period

(Encyclopedia) Ordovician periodOrdovician periodôrdəvĭshˈən [key] [from the Ordovices, ancient tribe of N Wales], second period of the Paleozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale,…

Table of Geological Periods

It is generally assumed that planets are formed by the accretion of gas and dust in a cosmic cloud, but there is no way of estimating the length of this process. Our Earth acquired its present size…

Brewer's: Cambria

The ancient name of Wales, the land of the Cimbri or Cymry. “Cambria's fatal day.” Gray: Bard. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CambrianCamber A B C D E…

Brewer's: Cambric

A kind of very fine white linen cloth, so named from Cambray or Cameryk, in Flanders, where it is still the chief manufacture. “He hath ribbons of all the colours of the rainbow; inkles,…

2006 Geography Bee

by Beth Rowen Related Links World Geography Geography Hall of Fame Basic U.S. Geography The Geography…

Brewer's: Railways

A. & B. R. Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway. B. & L. J. R. Bourn and Lynn Joint Railway. B. & M. R. Brecon and Merthyr Railway. B. & N. C. R. Belfast and Northern Counties…

Earth Sciences

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Brachiopoda

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Internal anatomy of a lamp shell, Magellania, representative of the phylum Brachiopoda BrachiopodaBrachiopodabrākēŏpˈədə [key], phylum of shelled sessile or sedentary marine…

Precambrian

(Encyclopedia) Precambrian, name of a major division of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table), from c.5 billion to 570 million years ago. It is now usually divided…