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oyster

(Encyclopedia) oyster, bivalve mollusk found in beds in shallow, warm waters of all oceans. The shell is made up of two valves, the upper one flat and the lower convex, with variable outlines and a…

Connecticut

Connecticut State Information Capital: Hartford Official Name: Connecticut Organized as colony: 1636 Entered Union (rank): January 9, 1788 (5th state) Present constitution adopted: 1965 State…

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StateSongBirdTreeFlowerAlabama“Alabama” (1931)yellowhammer (1927)Southern longleaf pine (1949, 1997)camellia (1959)Salt water fish: fighting tarpon (1955); Fresh water fish: largemouth bass (…