- The
Insect-class
gunboats (or
large China gunboats) were a
class of
small but well-armed
Royal Navy
ships designed for use in
shallow rivers or ins****...
- the
victim between two
boats,
feeding and
covering them with milk and honey, and
allowing them to
fester and be
devoured by
insects and
other vermin over...
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symbols of the Five
Poisonous Insects on it to
deter poisonous insects, and
reptiles such as frogs, lizards, snakes. A
dragon boat racing in San Francisco,...
- word has also
meaning "queen" (of
insect hive),
which is the most
likely connotation,
since previous missile boat classes were
named Osa and Komar, meaning...
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fleet was
primarily crewed by
Gullah fishermen.
Named for the
shrimp boats'
insect-like profiles, Galveston's
Mosquito Fleet continues to dock at Pier...
- The
boat-tailed
grackle (Quiscalus major) is a p****erine bird of the
family Icteridae found as a
permanent resident on the
coasts of the
Southeastern United...
-
citronella oil,
which is used in soaps, as an
insect repellent (especially
mosquitoes and houseflies) in
insect sprays and candles, and aromatherapy. The...
-
Fairey Swordfish kept the U-
boats at bay by
identifying their locations to her escorts. They also
damaged two
other U-
boats themselves. The U-366 was sunk...
- to all such
boats operating on the
river within the city.
Bateaux Mouches translates literally as "fly
boats" ("fly"
meaning the
insect); however, the...
- (/hɛˈmɪptərə/; from
Ancient Gr**** hemipterus 'half-winged') is an
order of
insects,
commonly called true bugs,
comprising over 80,000
species within groups...