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ilk †same OE.; surviving only in phr. of that ilk of the same place or name (e.g. Guthrie of that ilk for Guthrie of Guthrie). XVI (erron. that ilk that family or set XIX). OE. ilca m., icle fem. and n., f. *ī́- that, the same (as in Goth. is he, L. is that, īdem, idem same) + *līk- form (see LIKE2).
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chela , che·la1 / ˈkēlə/ • n. (pl. -lae / -lē; -lī/ ) Zool. a pincerlike claw, esp. of a crab or other crustacean. Compare with chelicera. che·la2 / ˈchālä/… Relict , relict(relic) Applied to organisms that have survived while other related ones have become extinct. Often the term refers to species that formerly ha… Eliphelet , Eliphal (ĕl´īfăl, ēlī´fəl), the same as Eliphelet4.
Eliphalet (ēlĬf´əlĕt), in the Bible, name of two sons of David. Alternate forms are Eliphelet and… lact- , lact- stem of L. lac, lact- milk (cf. Gr. gála, galakt-; see GALAXY) in derivs.: lactation XVII(f. L. lactāre), lacteal XVII (f. L. lacteus), lacteou… Alum , alum (ăl´əm), any one of a series of isomorphous double salts that are hydrated sulfates of a univalent cation (e.g., potassium, sodium, ammonium, ce… Psilophytales , Skip to main content
Psilophytales
Psilophytales (psilophytes) Primitive pteridophytes, which were the earliest vascular plants, from the Silurian an…
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