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(Encyclopedia) shell money, medium of exchange consisting of shells, the most widely distributed type of ancient currency. Shells are particularly useful as money because they may be strung in long…bivalve
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Internal anatomy of a clam, Anodonta, representative mollusk of the class Pelecypoda (the bivalves) bivalve, aquatic mollusk of the class Pelecypoda (“hatchet-foot”) or…cockle
(Encyclopedia) cockle, common name applied to the heart-shaped, jumping or leaping marine bivalve mollusks, belonging to the order Eulamellibranchia. The brittle shells are of uniform size, are…Sitka
(Encyclopedia) SitkaSitkasĭtˈkə [key], city (1990 pop. 8,588), Sitka census div., SE Alaska, in the Alexander Archipelago, on Baranof Island; inc. 1971. Fishing, its first industry, remains important…How does the consumer know that shellfish are safe to eat?
Source: National Marine Fisheries Services' Northeast Fisheries Science Center They are the same species. A soft-shell crab is one that has just discarded its shell. Crabs that have just…gull
(Encyclopedia) gull, common name for an aquatic bird of the family Laridae, which also includes the tern and the jaeger. It is found near all oceans and many inland waters. Gulls are larger and…sea spider
(Encyclopedia) sea spider, common name for members of the class Pycnogonida, long-legged, rather spiderlike organisms of the subphylum Chelicerata, widely distributed in marine waters. Most are tiny…J'Accuse! By Emile Zola
I Accuse...! LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC By ÉMILE ZOLA The text of the letter, as published in L'Aurore Letter to Mr. Félix Faure,President of the Republic Mr. President, Would you…Brewer's: Happy Valley
in Dr. Johnson's tale of Rasselas, is placed in the kingdom of Amhara, and was inaccessible except in one spot through a cave in a rock. It was a Garden of Paradise where resided the…Brewer's: Close Rolls
are mandates, letters, and writs of a private nature, addressed, in the Sovereign's name, to individuals and folded or closed and sealed on the outside with the Great Seal. Patent Rolls…Trending
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