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Poems by Emily Dickinson: LV ("A toad can die of light")
by EmilyDickinsonCharlotte Brontí«'s GraveLVILV A toad can die of light! Death is the common right Of toads and men, — Of earl and midge The privilege. Why swagger then? The gnat's…frog
(Encyclopedia) frog, common name for an amphibian of the order Anura. Frogs are found all over the world, except in Antarctica. They require moisture and usually live in quiet freshwater or in the…digitalis
(Encyclopedia) digitalisdigitalisdĭjˌĭtălˈĭs [key], any of several chemically similar drugs used primarily to increase the force and rate of heart contractions, especially in damaged heart muscle.…amphibian, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) amphibian, in zoology, cold-blooded vertebrate animal of the class Amphibia. There are three living orders of amphibians: the frogs and toads (order Anura, or Salientia), the…The Wind in the Willows
Director/Writer:Terry JonesDirector of Photography:David TattersallEditor:Julian DoyleMusic:John Du Prez, Terry Jones, Andre Jacquemin and Dave HowmanProduction Designer:James…larva, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) larva, independent, immature animal that undergoes a profound change, or metamorphosis, to assume the typical adult form. Larvae occur in almost all of the animal phyla; because most…Brewer's: Toady
(See Toad-Eater.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ToastToad-eater A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…The Devil's Dictionary: Edible
by Ambrose Bierce ECONOMYEDITOREDIBLE -adj. Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.The Devil's Dictionary: Rarebit
by Ambrose Bierce RAPACITYRASCALRAREBIT -n. A Welsh rabbit, in the speech of the humorless, who point out that it is not a rabbit. To whom it may be solemnly explained that the comestible…Non-Native Species: Land Animals
by Mark Hughes Prev Next Africanized Honeybee Native to Africa, this honeybee was imported to Brazil in 1956 to breed with European honeybees in the hope that they…Trending
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