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H tubicolaSao Sa"o, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any marine annelid of the genus Hyalin[ae]cia, especially
H. tubicola of Europe, which inhabits a transparent movable
tube resembling a quill in color and texture. Pratincola rubicolaStonechat Stone"chat`, n. [Stone + chat.] [So called from the
similarity of its alarm note to the clicking together of two
pebbles.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small, active, and very common European singing bird
(Pratincola rubicola); -- called also chickstone,
stonechacker, stonechatter, stoneclink,
stonesmith.
(b) The wheatear.
(c) The blue titmouse.
Note: The name is sometimes applied to various species of
Saxicola, Pratincola, and allied genera; as, the
pied stonechat of India (Saxicola picata). Pratinocola rubicolaMoor Moor, n. [OE. mor, AS. m[=o]r moor, morass; akin to D.
moer moor, G. moor, and prob. to Goth. marei sea, E. mere.
See Mere a lake.]
1. An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and
having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and
abounding in peat; a heath.
In her girlish age she kept sheep on the moor.
--Carew.
2. A game preserve consisting of moorland.
Moor buzzard (Zo["o]l.), the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
Moor coal (Geol.), a friable variety of lignite.
Moor cock (Zo["o]l.), the male of the moor fowl or red
grouse of Europe.
Moor coot. (Zo["o]l.) See Gallinule.
Moor fowl. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European ptarmigan, or red grouse (Lagopus
Scoticus).
(b) The European heath grouse. See under Heath.
Moor game. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Moor fowl (above).
Moor grass (Bot.), a tufted perennial grass (Sesleria
c[ae]rulea), found in mountain pastures of Europe.
Moor hawk (Zo["o]l.), the marsh harrier.
Moor hen. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The female of the moor fowl.
(b) A gallinule, esp. the European species. See
Gallinule.
(c) An Australian rail (Tribonyx ventralis).
Moor monkey (Zo["o]l.), the black macaque of Borneo
(Macacus maurus).
Moor titling (Zo["o]l.), the European stonechat
(Pratinocola rubicola). Rubicon
Rubicon Ru"bi*con, n. (Anc. geog.)
A small river which separated Italy from Cisalpine Gaul, the
province alloted to Julius C[ae]sar.
Note: By leading an army across this river, contrary to the
prohibition of the civil government at Rome, C[ae]sar
precipitated the civil war which resulted in the death
of Pompey and the overthrow of the senate; hence, the
phrase to pass or cross the Rubicon signifies to take
the decisive step by which one is committed to a
hazardous enterprise from which there is no retreat.
T rubicolusTurtledove Tur"tle*dove`, n. [See 1ts Turtle.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pigeons
belonging to Turtur and allied genera, native of various
parts of the Old World; especially, the common European
species (Turtur vulgaris), which is noted for its
plaintive note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to
its mate.
Note: The South African turtledove (T. albiventris), and
the ashy turtledove of India (T. rubicolus), are
similar to the European species in their habits.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of pigeons more or
less resembling the true turtledoves, as the American
mourning dove (see under Dove), and the Australian
turtledove (Stictopelia cuneata).
Note: The turtledove of the Scriptures is probably Turtur
risorius, a species which is still plentiful in Egypt
and other Eastern countries. It is closely allied to
the European turtledove. TubicolaeTubicolae Tu*bic"o*l[ae], n. pl. [L. tubus a tube + colere to
inhabit.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of annelids including those which construct, and
habitually live in, tubes. The head or anterior segments
usually bear gills and cirri. Called also Sedentaria, and
Capitibranchiata. See Serpula, and Sabella. Tubicolar
Tubicolar Tu*bic"o*lar, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Tubicolous.
Tubicole
Tubicole Tu"bi*cole, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Tubicol[ae].
TubicolousTubicolous Tu*bic"o*lous, a. [See Tubicol[ae].] (Zo["o]l.)
Inhabiting a tube; as, tubicolous worms. Tubicorn
Tubicorn Tu"bi*corn, n. [L. tubus tube + cornu horn: cf. F.
tubicorne.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any ruminant having horns composed of a bony axis covered
with a horny sheath; a hollow-horned ruminant.
Tubicornous
Tubicornous Tu"bi*corn`ous, a.
Having hollow horns.
Meaning of Ubico from wikipedia
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Jorge Ubico Castañeda (10
November 1878 – 14 June 1946),
nicknamed Number Five or also
Central America's Napoleon, was a
Guatemalan dictator. A general...
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dictators backed by the
United States. In 1944,
authoritarian leader Jorge Ubico was
overthrown by a pro-democratic
military coup,
initiating a decade-long...
- The
period in the
history of
Guatemala between the
coups against Jorge Ubico in 1944 and
Jacobo Árbenz in 1954 is
known locally as the
Revolution (Spanish:...
- from 1931 to 1944, as the wife of
Guatemalan President and
dictator Jorge Ubico Castañeda. She was born in
Guatemala City,
daughter of
Victor Lainfiesta...
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repression of
agrarian laborers by the
United States-backed
dictator Jorge Ubico, and was
personally required to
escort chain-gangs of prisoners, an experience...
- uprising.
Jorge Ubico, the
dictator of
Guatemala from 1931 to 1944, was
forced to
resign on 1 July 1944 by a po****r pro-democracy movement.
Ubico appointed...
- 1944,
after a po****r
uprising toppled the
military dictatorship of
Jorge Ubico. Juan José Arévalo was
elected president in Guatemala's
first democratic...
- también lloran" logró una
audiencia de 4.3
millones de
televidentes y se
ubicó como lo más
visto del
horario estelar gracias a ti" (Tweet) (in Spanish)...
-
Revolution (1944–54) saw the
replacement of a U.S.-backed
regime of
Jorge Ubico in 1945
followed by elections.
Reformist Juan José Arévalo (1945–51) was...
- was
abolished by
decree 2081 of 29
April 1935 of
president general Jorge Ubico regime. This
decree literally reads: "Considering that it is convenient...
