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Hace 1 día · Classification Meaning of "grizzly" Meriwether Lewis and William Clark first described it as grisley, which could be interpreted as either "grizzly" (i.e., "grizzled"—that is, with grey-tipped hair) or "grisly" ("fear-inspiring", now usually "gruesome"). The modern spelling supposes the former meaning; even so, naturalist George Ord formally classified it in 1815 as U. horribilis for its ...
Hace 1 día · Coat-of-arms of Crimea. Griffins in heraldry are usually portrayed with the rear body of a lion, an eagle's head with erect ears, a feathered breast, and the forelegs of an eagle, including claws. [145] The heraldic griffin "denote [d] strength and military, courage and leadership", according to one source. [145]
7 de may. de 2024 · When a cat wants to extend their claws, they contract the flexor and extensor muscles in their legs, which in turn moves those tendons, drawing the distal phalanx horizontally, exposing the claw. When they want to retract the claws, instead of using muscles, they rely on the dorsal elastic ligaments to pull and hold the distal phalanx vertical ...
Hace 3 días · clawback: 1 n finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way “the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received” Type of: regaining , restitution , restoration , return getting something back again
Hace 3 días · Nadir of Americanrace relations. The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation, "Jim Crow" being a pejorative term for an African American. [1] Such laws remained in force until 1965. [2]
Hace 1 día · The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae.A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head.The peregrine is renowned for its speed. It can reach over 320 km/h (200 mph) during its characteristic ...
Hace 1 día · Archaeopteryx (/ ˌ ɑːr k iː ˈ ɒ p t ər ɪ k s /; lit. ' old-wing '), sometimes referred to by its German name, "Urvogel" (lit. Primeval Bird) is a genus of bird-like dinosaurs.The name derives from the ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (archaīos), meaning "ancient", and πτέρυξ (ptéryx), meaning "feather" or "wing".Between the late 19th century and the early 21st century ...
