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BalanoglossusBalanoglossus Bal`a*no*glos"sus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? acorn + ?
tongue.] (Zo["o]l)
A peculiar marine worm. See Enteropneusta, and Tornaria. Hippoglossus vulgarisHalibut Hal"i*but (?;277), n. [OE. hali holy + but, butte,
flounder; akin to D. bot, G. butte; cf. D. heilbot, G.
heilbutt. So named as being eaten on holidays. See Holy,
Holiday.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris),
of the family Pleuronectid[ae]. It often grows very large,
weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important
food fish. [Written also holibut.] Hyoglossus
Hyoglossus Hy`o*glos"sus, n. [NL., fr. hyo- hyo- + Gr. glw^ssa
tongue.] (Anat.)
A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it
with the hyoid bone.
Iridio syn Platyglossus radiatusPudding fish Pud"ding fish, Pudding wife Pudding wife [Prob.
corrupted fr. the Sp. name in Cuba, pudiano verde.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large, handsomely colored, blue and bronze, labroid fish
(Iridio, syn. Platyglossus, radiatus) of Florida, Bermuda,
and the West Indies. Called also pudiano, doncella, and,
at Bermuda, bluefish. Microglossus aterrimusArara A*ra"ra, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia
(Microglossus aterrimus). Microglossus aterrimusCockatoo Cock`a*too, n. [Malayan kakat[=u]a.] (Zo["o]l.)
A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuin[ae],
having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head
ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at
will. There are several genera and many species; as the
broad-crested (Plictolophus, or Cacatua, cristatus), the
sulphur-crested (P. galeritus), etc. The palm or great
black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus. Osteoglossum LeichhardtiiBarramundi Bar`ra*mun"di, n. [Written also barramunda.]
[Native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A remarkable Australian fresh-water ganoid fish of the
genus Ceratodus.
(b) An Australian river fish (Osteoglossum Leichhardtii). Platyglossus radiatusDoncella Don*cel"la, n. [Sp., lit., a maid. Cf. Damsel.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies (Platyglossus
radiatus). The name is applied also to the ladyfish (Harpe
rufa) of the same region. Platyglossus radiatusBluefish Blue"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
1. A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the
family Carangid[ae], valued as a food fish, and widely
distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and
Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in
Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack.
2. A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the
family Labrid[ae].
Note: The name is applied locally to other species of fishes;
as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc.
Meaning of Glossu from wikipedia
- Feyd's lips is "the
Harkonnen genetic marker". Feyd and his
elder brother Glossu Rabban are the
legal sons of
Baron Harkonnen's
youngest half-brother, Abulurd...
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Arrakis after a
period of
tyrannical misrule by his
brutish elder nephew,
Glossu Rabban,
making Feyd
appear to be the
savior of the people. A
crisis on Arrakis...
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Robert Altman's
Popeye (1980),
Gideon in the ABC
miniseries Masada (1981),
Glossu "Beast"
Rabban in
David Lynch's Dune (1984) and
Falkon in Red
Sonja (1985)...
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higher than
rabbi Joseph Rabban, 11th
century Jewish merchant in
India Glossu Rabban, a
character from
Frank Herbert's Dune (1965)
Rabban is the Syriac...
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Baron himself. Over the next two years,
Harkonnen learns that his
nephews Glossu Rabban and Feyd-Rautha are
conspiring against him to
usurp his throne; he...
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classified under Glossus:
Glossus bronni Glossus conradi Gabb, 1860 (=Isocarida conradi) †
Glossus fraterna Say, 1824
Glossus harpa Glossus hum**** (Linnaeus...
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Fremen and
regain control of the planet. He has the Baron's
older nephew Glossu "The Beast"
Rabban beheaded and
summons the
Baron to
explain why ****e mining...
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Glossus hum****, the
oxheart clam, is a
species of
species of
marine clam
found in
deepwater off the
Atlantic coastline of
Europe and
Northern Africa...
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Baron Vladimir Harkonnen Matt
Keeslar as Feyd-Rautha László I. Kish [de] as
Glossu Rabban Jan
Unger as
Piter De
Vries Giancarlo Giannini as
Padishah Emperor...
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devastating ****e raids,
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen replaces his nephew,
Glossu Rabban, as Arrakis's
ruler with his more
cunning yet
psychotic younger nephew...
