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tent caterpillar

(Encyclopedia) tent caterpillar, common name for the larvae of the members of a family of moths (Lasiocampidae), easily recognized by the large silk tents, or webs, that the larvae construct during…

Stuart, James Ewell Brown

(Encyclopedia) Stuart, James Ewell Brown (Jeb Stuart), 1833–64, Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War, b. Patrick co., Va. Most of his U.S. army service was with the 1st Cavalry in…

mammal

(Encyclopedia) mammal, an animal of the highest class of vertebrates, the Mammalia. The female has mammary glands, which secrete milk for the nourishment of the young after birth. In the majority of…

nomad

(Encyclopedia) nomadnomadnōˈmădˌ [key], one of a group of people without fixed habitation, especially pastoralists. (Some authorities prefer the terms “nonsedentary” or “migratory” rather than “…

infantry

(Encyclopedia) infantry, body of soldiers who fight in an army on foot and are equipped with hand-carried weapons, in contradistinction originally to cavalry and other branches of an army. Infantry…

computer virus

(Encyclopedia) computer virus, rogue computer program, typically a short program designed to disperse copies of itself to other computers and disrupt those computers' normal operations. A computer…

Thoroughly Bred for Racing

A closer look at the real athletes behind horse racing by John Gettings Victory Gallop (left), shown here winning the 1998 Belmont Stakes, and Real Quiet, who won the Kentucky Derby and…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 30, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 29, 1806May 1, 1806April 30, 1806 Wednesday April 30th 1806. This morning we had some difficulty in collecting our horses notwithstanding…