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white-eye

(Encyclopedia) white-eye, common name for warblerlike, arboreal birds, including 85 species in the family Zosteropidae, and for certain species of ducks. The members of Zosteropidae, with the…

truffle

(Encyclopedia) truffletruffletrŭfˈəl [key] [Fr.], subterranean edible fungus that forms a mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationship with the roots of certain trees and plants. The part of the…

Winter Olympics 2006: Daily Highlights

Top news of the 2006 Winter Games, day by day by Erin Teare Martin 2/10 • 2/11 • 2/12 • 2/13 • 2/14 • 2/15 • 2/16 • 2/17 • 2/18 • 2/19 • 2/20 • 2/21 • 2/22 • 2/23 • 2/24…

Narnia: Feasts in Narnia

Toffee Trees and Turkish Delight Food in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia compiled by Holly Hartman And really it was a wonderful tea. There was a nice brown egg, lightly…

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…

oak

(Encyclopedia) oak, any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus of the family Fagaceae (beech family). This complex genus includes as many as 600, found chiefly in north temperate zones and also in…

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1999 Grammy Awards

The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Staples Center on February 23, 2000.Record:“Smooth,” Santana featuring Rob ThomasAlbum:Supernatural, Santana (Arista Records)Song:“…

DK Nature: Mammals

WHAT FEATURES DO ALL MAMMALS SHARE? WHAT DO MAMMALS EAT? HOW DO MAMMALS REPRODUCE? WHY IS BEING WARM-BLOODED USEFUL? MAMMAL CLASSIFICATIONGESTATIONHIBERNATIONPRIMATESRODENTSMARSUPIALSMONOTREMESFIND…