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  • 41horseshoe crab — noun Date: 1797 any of several closely related marine arthropods (order Xiphosura and class Merostomata) with a broad crescentic cephalothorax, six pairs of legs, and a spikelike tail; especially one (Limulus polyphemus) of coastal waters from… …

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  • 42lunette — noun Etymology: French, from Old French lunete small object shaped like the moon, from lune moon Date: circa 1639 1. something that has the shape of a crescent or half moon: as a. an opening in a vault especially for a window b. the surface at… …

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  • 43crescent — I. noun Etymology: Middle English cressant, from Anglo French, from present participle of crestre to grow, increase, from Latin crescere; akin to Old High German hirsi millet, Lithuanian šerti to feed, Greek koros boy Date: 15th century 1. a. the …

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  • 44Tuff — (from the Italian tufo ) is a type of rock consisting of consolidated volcanic ash ejected from vents during a volcanic eruption. Tuff should not be confused with tufa , another type of rock. Volcanic ashThe products of a volcanic eruption are… …

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  • 45Red blood cell — Human red blood cells (6 8μm) Red blood cells (abbreviated RBCs; also referred to as erythrocytes or simply, as red cells[1]) are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate organism s principal means of delivering oxygen (O2) to the… …

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  • 46George Dewey — Infobox Military Person name= George Dewey born= birth date|1838|12|26 died= death date and age|1917|1|16|1838|12|26 placeofbirth=Montpelier, Vermont placeofdeath=Washington, D.C. caption= nickname= allegiance=flagicon|USA United States of… …

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  • 47Crescent — For other uses, see Crescent (disambiguation). An example of an artistic crescent in this case a large circle with a smaller one removed …

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  • 48Mars Pathfinder — Pathfinder and Sojourner at JPL in October 1996 Operator NASA – JPL Mission type Lander, rover …

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  • 49Yorkshire Wolds — Geobox|Region name = Yorkshire Wolds native name = other name = category = Hills etymology = official name = motto = nickname = image caption =A winter view across the Yorkshire Wolds symbol = country = England state = United Kingdom region =… …

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  • 50Biopsy — Intervention Brain biopsy ICD 10 PCS 0?D???X (without force), 0?B???X (with force) MeSH …

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