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Catarractes
Penguin Pen"guin, n. [Perh. orig. the name of another bird, and fr. W. pen head + gwyn white; or perh. from a native South American name.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass. Note: Penguins are found in the south temperate and antarctic regions. The king penguins (Aptenodytes Patachonica, and A. longirostris) are the largest; the jackass penguins (Spheniscus) and the rock hoppers (Catarractes) congregate in large numbers at their breeding grounds. 2. (Bot.) The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant (Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple family; also, the plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed leaves, and is used for hedges. [Written also pinguin.] Arctic penguin (Zo["o]l.), the great auk. See Auk.
Lactescence
Lactescence Lac*tes"cence, n. [Cf. F. lactescence.] 1. The state or quality of producing milk, or milklike juice; resemblance to milk; a milky color. This lactescence does commonly ensue when . . . fair water is suddenly poured upon the solution. --Boyle. 2. (Bot.) The latex of certain plants. See Latex.
Lactescent
Lactescent Lac*tes"cent, a. [L. lactescens, p. pr. of lactescere to turn to milk, incho. fr. lactere to be milky, fr. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactescent.] 1. Having a milky look; becoming milky. [Obs.] 2. (Bot.) Producing milk or a milklike juice or fluid, as the milkweed. See Latex.

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- Actes et Do****ents du Saint Siège relatifs à la Seconde Guerre Mondiale (French for Acts and Do****ents of the Holy See related to the Second World War)...
- elsewhere. Actes Sud BD Actes Sud - classica Actes Sud Junior Actes Sud - L’An 2 Actes noirs Actes Sud - Papiers Actes Sud / Solin Actes Sud / Sindbad...
- French Wikisource has original text related to this article: Actes et paroles Actes et Paroles (French pronunciation: [akt e paʁɔl], words and deeds) is...
- Look up act in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Act, ACT, or The Act may refer to: The Act, American rapper also known as UnoTheActivist A.C.T, a Swedish...
- The Insurrection Act of 1807 is the U.S. federal law that empowers the president of the United States to nationally deploy the U.S. military and to federalize...
- single "À nos actes manqués" — 4:22 "Chanson d'amour" — 4:08 7" single "À nos actes manqués" — 4:22 "Chanson d'amour" — 4:08 12" maxi "À nos actes manqués"...
- The Actes and Monuments (full title: Actes and Monuments of these Latter and Perillous Days, Touching Matters of the Church), po****rly known as Foxe's...
- long-term disputes and repatriation claims. In 1973, the British Library Act 1972 detached the library department from the British Museum, but it continued...
- The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1385, original at 20 Stat. 152) signed on June 18, 1878, by President Rutherford B...
- who saw the play on 5 November 1664 ("admirably acted"), 28 December 1666 ("most excellently acted"), ten days later on 7 January 1667 ("though I saw...