"of Africa and in parts of the Mediterranean. Megrim are commercially valuable and are caught by a number of nations around Europe. It is caught by bottom trawling and is directly targeted in some fisheries, whereas in others it is retained as a valuable bycatch. France and Spain are the largest consumers of this species with most of the megrim caught in British water being exported to these nations. However, there has been a drive in Britain to get people to eat more megrim as a way of taking pressure off overexploited fish such as cod and haddock. Megrim can"
"Megrim The megrim or whiff (""Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis"") is a species of left-eyed flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea between below sea level. It is caught commercially in some countries. It can grow up to in length. It is left-eyed, has a slightly larger head than usual in flatfish, and with a narrower body than usual. The dorsal and anal fins are relatively short and start far back on the body. The colouration is usually light brown with dark spots across the body and dark grey fins. It lacks the highly distinct"
"be cooked in a number of different ways with grilling, baking, frying and poaching all effective ways of preparing this species. In the UK megrim is sometimes given an alternative name such as megrim sole and Cornish sole as a way of making this species more appealing to consumers. Megrim The megrim or whiff (""Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis"") is a species of left-eyed flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea between below sea level. It is caught commercially in some countries. It can grow up to in length. It is left-eyed, has a slightly"
"Megatherium Megatherium ( from the Greek ""mega"" [μέγας], meaning ""great"", and ""therion"" [θηρίον], ""beast"") was a genus of elephant-sized ground sloths endemic to South America, sometimes called the giant ground sloth, that lived from the Early Pliocene through the end of the Pleistocene. Among land mammals, its size was exceeded by only a few other species, including mammoths and the much older ""Paraceratherium"". The first fossil specimen of ""Megatherium"" was discovered in 1788 by Manuel Torres, on the bank of the Luján River in Argentina. The fossil was shipped to Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid the following year,"
"dog. Megacyon merriami Megacyon merriami, or Merriam's dog, was a prehistoric canid that lived in the early/middle Pleistocene (about 800-300 thousand years ago). Its fossilized remains have been found on the island of Java. Its scientific name means ""Merriam's large dog"". The fossil remains of this canid are incomplete, hence they do not provide an accurate reconstruction. The species appears to have been diverged from ""Xenocyon"", along with the African wild dog, Sardinian dhole and ""Mececyon trinilensis"", another extinct Javanese canid. The Merriam's dog had a set of strong, robust teeth. Its size probably exceeded that of the extant African"
"Necrom Necrom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Alan Davis. Necrom was a powerful sorcerer and an enemy of Excalibur. Centuries ago, Necrom was the Sorcerer Supreme of his race, based on an alternate reality Earth. His students were Merlyn and Feron. Necrom desired power and decided to use his students to create an alignment between parallel universes, which would generate incredible amounts of magical energy. Necrom and his students travelled to Earth-616 and Necrom asked Feron to summon the Phoenix Force. The Phoenix Force projected an ancient"
"Megacyon merriami Megacyon merriami, or Merriam's dog, was a prehistoric canid that lived in the early/middle Pleistocene (about 800-300 thousand years ago). Its fossilized remains have been found on the island of Java. Its scientific name means ""Merriam's large dog"". The fossil remains of this canid are incomplete, hence they do not provide an accurate reconstruction. The species appears to have been diverged from ""Xenocyon"", along with the African wild dog, Sardinian dhole and ""Mececyon trinilensis"", another extinct Javanese canid. The Merriam's dog had a set of strong, robust teeth. Its size probably exceeded that of the extant African wild"
"Megaconus Megaconus is an extinct genus of mammaliaforms from the Middle Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation of Inner Mongolia, China. The type and only species, Megaconus mammaliaformis (nicknamed Jurassic Squirrel), was first described in the journal ""Nature"" in 2013. ""Megaconus"" is thought to have been a herbivore that lived on the ground, having a similar posture to modern-day armadillos and rock hyraxes. ""Megaconus"" is a member of a group called Haramiyida. A phylogenetic analysis published along with its first description showed that haramiyidans originated before the appearance of true mammals, but an accompanying description of the haramiyidan ""Arboroharamiya"" in the same issue"
"Megalon Megalon is a bipedal, humanoid, beetle-like burrowing insect standing at 55 meters (180 feet) tall and weighing 40,000 metric tons (44,092 short tons), and the god of the subterranean nation of Seatopia. While Megalon is by no means intelligent, he makes up for it with his strength. Megalon possess two drill-like front appendages, which it uses both for burrowing and as weapons, and a set of wings usually covered by a beetle-like shell. The creature can fly at speeds of up to Mach 3, burrow underground at speeds of up to Mach 2, and swim at speeds of up"
"is a merman-like creature. In the Archie Comics, Alim was a boy who was born 5,000 years ago. When Alim fell into the sea, he ended up in a part where mutagen was and became a mutant merman. Many years later, Merdude befriended the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and later became a reserve member of the Mighty Mutanimals. Merdude appears the 1987 ""Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"" episode ""Atlantis Awakes"" voiced by Kevin Schon. In this show, Merdude's real name is Alim Coelacanth who is a deformed merman and the true ruler of Atlantis. Candy Fine is Mondo Gecko's girlfriend in"
"various megalosaurids that had previously been excluded from cladograms in their 2012 study, such as ""Duriavenator"" and ""Wiehenvenator"" in Megalosaurinae and ""Magnosaurus"", ""Leshansaurus"", and ""Piveteausaurus"" in Afrovenatorinae. ""Scuirumimus albersodoerferi,"" a small theropod described in 2012 which preserved protofeathers, was initially believed to be a juvenile megalosauroid. This led to the belief that megalosaurids may have had feathers. However, subsequent analyses have placed Sciurimimus as a basal coelurosaur. Megalosaurids have been suggested to be predators or scavengers inhabiting coastal environments. Middle Jurassic-era tracks believed to have left by megalosaurids have been found at Vale de Meios in Portugal. During the middle"
"to Mach 4. Megalon also has a horn (similar to a rhinoceros beetle) from which it can fire lightning-like bolts of electricity, and it is capable of spitting napalm bombs from its mouth. In ""Godzilla vs. Megalon"", Megalon is worshipped as a deity by the people of the subterranean kingdom known as Seatopia. The Seatopians unleash Megalon on the surface world as revenge for the damage caused to Seatopia through reckless nuclear testing. During his assault on the surface world, Megalon comes into conflict with Godzilla and Jet Jaguar. Megalon Megalon is a bipedal, humanoid, beetle-like burrowing insect standing at"
"steady and the animal faces no known major threats, so the IUCN has listed it as being of ""least concern"". Merriam's pocket mouse Merriam's pocket mouse (""Perognathus merriami"") is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in northeast Mexico and New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas in the United States. Its habitat is shortgrass prairie, desert areas with scrub and arid shrubland. The species is named to honor Clinton Hart Merriam, a biologist who first described several other members of the genus ""Perognathus"", and first elucidated the principle of a ""life zone"" as a means of characterizing"
"Megatheriidae Megatheriidae is a family of extinct ground sloths that lived from approximately 23 mya—11,000 years ago. Megatheriids appeared during the Late Oligocene (Deseadan in the SALMA classification), some 23 million years ago, in South America. The group includes the heavily built ""Megatherium"" (given its name 'great beast' by Georges Cuvier) and ""Eremotherium"". An early megatheriid, the more slightly built ""Hapalops"", reached a length of about . The nothrotheres have recently been placed in their own family, Nothrotheriidae. The skeletal structure of these ground sloths indicates that the animals were massive. Their thick bones and even thicker joints (especially those"
"Deltadromeus Deltadromeus (meaning ""delta runner"") is a genus of large theropod dinosaur from Northern Africa. It had long, unusually slender hind limbs for its size, suggesting that it was a swift runner. The skull is not known. One fossil specimen of a single species (""D. agilis"", or ""agile delta runner"") has been described, found in the Kem Kem Beds, which date to the mid Cretaceous Period (mid Cenomanian age), about 95 million years ago. It may be a junior synonym of the contemporary ""Bahariasaurus"". ""Deltadromeus"" has often been considered a ceratosaurian, more specifically a member of the family Noasauridae. In"
"Megalictis Megalictis (great weasel) is an extinct genus of large predatory mustelids, which existed in North America during the ""cat gap"" in the Miocene period. It is thought to have resembled a large wolverine, with a body mass of up to . Some writers suggest ""M. ferox"" could grow to the size of a black bear, whilst others suggest a less exceptional mass of , compared to the wolverine of . ""Ekorus ekakeran"", a comparable mustelid of the same period found in Africa, is estimated to have been around . Matthew described it as having short stout legs, with short"
"Kherubim The Kherubim or Kherans are an alien race in the fictional Wildstorm Universe. They were created by Jim Lee and first appeared in ""WildC.A.Ts"" #1 (August 1992). Kherubim are various groups/races of people from the planet Khera. Kherubim resemble humans in appearance but are physically far stronger and more durable and extremely long-lived, nearly immortal. Savant was harmed by armor-piercing machine gun bullets; however, after they are surgically removed, she makes a full and rapid recovery. Kherans (including Titanthropes) can interbreed with humans, bearing fertile offspring. An evolutionary drawback to their near-immortality is that nearly all Kheran females are"
"both based on the large hand claws. The cladogram shown below follows an analysis by Porfiri et al., 2014. Megaraptor Megaraptor (""giant thief"") is a genus of large theropod dinosaur that lived in the Turonian to Coniacian ages of the Late Cretaceous. Its fossils have been discovered in the Patagonian Portezuelo Formation of Argentina. Initially thought to have been a giant dromaeosaur-like coelurosaur, it was classified as a neovenatorid allosauroid in previous phylogenies, but more recent phylogeny and discoveries of related megaraptoran genera has placed it as either a basal tyrannosauroid or a basal coelurosaur. ""Megaraptor"" was initially described as"
"Anserimimus Anserimimus( ; ""goose mimic"") is a genus of ornithomimid theropod dinosaur, from the Late Cretaceous Period of what is now Mongolia. It was a lanky, fast-running animal, possibly an omnivore. From what fossils are known, it probably closely resembled other ornithomimids, except for its more powerful forelimbs. ""Anserimimus"" was found in the Mongolian aimag, or province, of Bayankhongor during a joint Soviet-Mongolian expedition to the Gobi Desert, in the late 1970s. Mongolian paleontologist Rinchen Barsbold named ""Anserimimus"" in 1988, combining the Latin ""anser"" meaning 'goose' with the Greek ""mimos"" meaning 'mimic'. ""Anser"" is the generic name of several species"
"Merriam's pocket mouse Merriam's pocket mouse (""Perognathus merriami"") is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in northeast Mexico and New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas in the United States. Its habitat is shortgrass prairie, desert areas with scrub and arid shrubland. The species is named to honor Clinton Hart Merriam, a biologist who first described several other members of the genus ""Perognathus"", and first elucidated the principle of a ""life zone"" as a means of characterizing ecological areas with similar plant and animal communities. Merriam's pocket mouse is a small species with a smooth silky coat."
"as a single species may need revision. Megalictis Megalictis (great weasel) is an extinct genus of large predatory mustelids, which existed in North America during the ""cat gap"" in the Miocene period. It is thought to have resembled a large wolverine, with a body mass of up to . Some writers suggest ""M. ferox"" could grow to the size of a black bear, whilst others suggest a less exceptional mass of , compared to the wolverine of . ""Ekorus ekakeran"", a comparable mustelid of the same period found in Africa, is estimated to have been around . Matthew described it"
"Mesotherium Mesotherium (""Middle Beast""), synonym, """"Typotherium"","" is the type genus of Mesotheriidae, a long-lasting (roughly from 55 to 2 mya) family of superficially rodent-like, burrowing notoungulates from South America. It was first named by Étienne Serres in 1867, and through further finds now contains four species, ""M. cristatum"", ""M. hystatum"", ""M. maendrum"", and ""M. pachygnathum"". Fossils have been found in the Miramar and Vorohue Formations of Argentina. Serres named ""Mesotherium"" so due to his belief that it was an intermediate between rodents and pachyderms (or ungulates), due to its large upper incisors, and its size and proportions. ""Serres—by a happy"
"A genus of ""Diapriidae"" wasps in Australia was named ""Gwaihiria"" in 1982. In """", an eagle named Beleram acts as a supporting character, aiding the players in battle by attacking random, often powerful enemies such as trolls, giants or Uruk-hai, and carrying the heroes across areas of Middle-Earth. In the final battle against Agandaur, the game's antagonist and final boss, the player can decide whether to attack Agandaur with Beleram. If Beleram is summoned, he inflicts tremendous damage to Agandaur, but Agandaur will kill him. Preventing Beleram from attacking Agandaur allows him to live to the game's conclusion. Eagle (Middle-earth)"
"Megatron Megatron is a character from the ""Transformers"" franchise created by American toy company Hasbro in 1984, based on a design by Japanese toy company Takara. The original Megatron was the leader and warlord of the Decepticons, a fictional faction of sentient self-configuring modular extraterrestrial robotic lifeforms from the planet Cybertron. He serves as nemesis of the Autobot leader Optimus Prime. Megatron is usually depicted as having risen up from the lowly worker to become a champion in gladiatorial combat. As a gladiator, he took the legendary name ""Megatronus"" as his own and would similarly inspire a later villainous character."
"Kherubim Planet Shapers can terraform worlds and alter living DNA and can remain functional for billions of years. Kherubim The Kherubim or Kherans are an alien race in the fictional Wildstorm Universe. They were created by Jim Lee and first appeared in ""WildC.A.Ts"" #1 (August 1992). Kherubim are various groups/races of people from the planet Khera. Kherubim resemble humans in appearance but are physically far stronger and more durable and extremely long-lived, nearly immortal. Savant was harmed by armor-piercing machine gun bullets; however, after they are surgically removed, she makes a full and rapid recovery. Kherans (including Titanthropes) can interbreed"
"Meganulon Meganulon are prehistoric insects which resemble gigantic earwigs, they are green-gray in color and have two large pincer claws on each arm. The Meganulon from the 1956 movie ""Rodan"" were very big and bulky, with dragonfly faces. When the Meganulon made their second appearance 44 years later in the movie ""Godzilla vs. Megaguirus"" their bodies were slender and brown in color. The new Meganulon maintained their sharp pincers on each arm. The Meganulon from the showa era did not have any powers or abilities other than their ability to lay dormant in suspended animation for millions of years. The"
"forged to slay evil creatures, suffering a permanent scar and losing an eye when Kylun struck him. Necrom, like other members of his race, was immortal in the sense that he would never die from old age nor disease. However, he was destroyed when his attempt to contain the Phoenix Force's limitless energy disintegrated his molecular structure and shattered his essence. Necrom Necrom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Alan Davis. Necrom was a powerful sorcerer and an enemy of Excalibur. Centuries ago, Necrom was the Sorcerer Supreme"
"Moeritherium Moeritherium (""the beast from Lake Moeris"") is an extinct genus of primitive proboscideans. These prehistoric mammals are related to the elephant and, more distantly, sea cows, hyraxes, and the aardvark. They lived during the Eocene epoch. ""Moeritherium"" was a rotund semi-aquatic mammal with short, stubby legs that lived about 37-35 million years ago Its body shape and lifestyle demonstrate convergent evolution with pigs, tapirs, and the pygmy hippopotamus. ""Moeritherium"" was smaller than most or all later proboscideans, standing only high at the shoulder and weighing . The shape of their teeth suggests that they ate soft water vegetation. The"
"imaginary, African-savanna-like grassland known as the shaar, waging war with the loxos, thri-kreen and centaurs which also dwell there. Wemics were a player race in Maelstrom, a popular UK based live action roleplaying game which ran from 2004-2011. However, in this system they appeared as highly cultured, bipedal felines, rather than quadrupeds. Wemic In the ""Dungeons & Dragons"" fantasy roleplaying game, the wemic is a fantastical hybrid creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a lion. Like centaurs, they are considered ""tauric"" creatures. David C. Sutherland III created the modern-day wemic for a game"
"years ago, also in South America. The group includes the heavily built ""Megatherium"" (given its name 'great beast' by Georges Cuvier) and ""Eremotherium"". The skeletal structure of these ground sloths indicates that the animals were massive. Their thick bones and even thicker joints (especially those on the hind legs) gave their appendages tremendous power that, combined with their size and fearsome claws, provided a formidable defense against predators. The earliest megatheriid in North America was ""Eremotherium eomigrans"" which arrived 2.2 million years ago, after crossing the recently formed Panamanian land bridge. With more than five tons in weight, 6 meters"
"edition ""Monster Manual"" (2003). The Halruaan behir appeared on Wizards of the Coast's website, and then in ""Shining South"" (2004). The creature was expanded upon in ""Dragon"" #333 (July 2005). The behir appeared in the fourth edition in ""Monster Manual 2"" (2009). The behir appeared in the fifth edition ""Monster Manual"" (2014). A behir is a huge blue serpentine magical beast with a crocodilian head; the creature is around forty feet long and weighs around four thousand pounds. They can run quickly on their twelve short, powerful legs, or slither by folding their legs close to their body. A behir"
"considerable speed. The fossil ""M. tenerum"" is five cm long. The species also had long legs for rapid movement, but its fur included a spiky protection. The long legs, however, indicate the animal couldn't have effectively rolled up for defense. Fossilized stomach remains show that ""M. tenerum""'s diet included ants, so it may have been an insectivore. The oldest species are ""M. vandebroeki"" from the Paleocene-Eocene transition of Northern Europe and ""M. junnei"" from the Wasatchian (Early Eocene) of Wyoming. Macrocranion Macrocranion is a genus of extinct mammal from the Eocene epoch of Europe and North America. Exceptional fossils have"
"Megacnemus Megacnemus is an extinct genus of archosauromorph reptile. ""Megacnemus"" is an enigmatic and poorly described genus, known from a single bone. The type species of ""Megacnemus"", ""Megacnemus grandis"", was named by Friedrich von Huene in 1954. The holotype of ""Megacnemus"" (GPIMUH 253) is a limb bone, believed to be a femur. Although the exact locality from which this bone was unearthed is unknown, it is believed to have come from Middle Triassic deposits near Gogolin, in southwest Poland. As the bone is more than 20 centimeters long, ""Megacnemus"" may have been quite large, similar to ""Vritraminosaurus"" in size. The"