"Aquiline nose An aquiline nose (also called a Roman nose or hook nose) is a human nose with a prominent bridge, giving it the appearance of being curved or slightly bent. The word ""aquiline"" comes from the Latin word ""aquilinus"" (""eagle-like""), an allusion to the curved beak of an eagle. While some have ascribed the aquiline nose to specific ethnic, racial, or geographic groups, and in some cases associated it with other supposed non-physical characteristics (i.e. intelligence, status, personality, etc., ""see below""), no scientific studies or evidence support any such linkage. As with many phenotypical expressions (e.g. 'widow's peak', eye"
"Aquilifer An aquilifer was a soldier signifer bearing the eagle standard of a Roman legion. The name derives from the type of standard, ""aquila"" meaning ""eagle"" (which was the universal type used since 106 BC), and ""fers"", related to the Latin word for bringing or carrying. Before that time, the wolf, boar, bull and horse were also used. The eagle standard was the most important possession of the legion, and its loss was a terrible disgrace. The aquila emblem generally had up-raised wings surrounded by a laurel wreath. It was mounted on a narrow trapezoidal base and mounted on a"
"Aquilinae The Aquilinae are a subfamily of eagles of the Accipitridae family. The general common name used for members of this subfamily is ""booted eagle"", although this is also the common name of a member of the subfamily. At one point, this subfamily was considered inclusive with the Buteoninae (commonly known as buzzards or buteonine hawks) based probably on some shared morphological characteristics. However, research on the DNA of the booted eagles has shown that they are a monophyletic group that probably have had millions of years of separation from other extant forms of accipitrid. The Aquilinae consists of medium-sized"
"it ""the kite runner"". Aquilonifer Aquilonifer spinosus is an extinct species of arthropod from the Silurian period. It is known from a single fossil specimen found in the Wenlock Series Lagerstätte of Herefordshire, England, in rocks about 430 million years old. The 1 cm long specimen is a stem-group mandibulate, not directly related to any living species. The many-legged, eyeless adult has ten unusual tethered appendages, interpreted as juveniles attached to the parent, in a unique form and previously unknown brooding behaviour. ""Aquilone"" is Italian for ""toy kite"", and the suffix ""–ifer"" means ""to carry"". ""Spinosus"" means ""spiny"" in Latin."
"Adlet The Adlet (or Erqigdlet) are a race of creatures in the Inuit mythology of Greenland, as well as the Labrador and Hudson Bay coasts. While the word refers to inland native American tribes, it also denotes a humanoid dog-legged tribe. The lower part of the body of the canine Adlet is like that of a dog and their upper part is like a man's. All Adlet run quickly, and their encounters with men usually end with man as the victor. In Inuit lore, they are often portrayed as in conflict with humans, and are supposed to be taller than"
"Pteridium aquilinum Pteridium aquilinum (bracken, brake or common bracken), also known as eagle fern, and Eastern brakenfern, is a species of fern occurring in temperate and subtropical regions in both hemispheres. The extreme lightness of its spores has led to its global distribution. Common bracken was first described as ""Pteris aquilina"" by Carl Linnaeus, in Volume 2 of his ""Species Plantarum"" in 1753. The origin of the specific epithet derived from the Latin ""aquila"" ""eagle"". In the reprint of the ""Flora Suecica"" in 1755, Linnaeus explains that the name refers to the image of an eagle seen in the transverse"
"time: in Book VIII he says that the animal called ""achlis"" (given in the accusative, ""achlin"", which is not Latin) was born on the island of Scandinavia. The animal grazes, has a big upper lip and some mythical attributes. The name ""Scandia"", later used as a synonym for Scandinavia, also appears in Pliny's ""Naturalis Historia"" (""Natural History""), but is used for a group of Northern European islands which he locates north of Britannia. ""Scandia"" thus does not appear to be denoting the island Scadinavia in Pliny's text. The idea that """"Scadinavia"""" may have been one of the """"Scandiae"""" islands was"
"Aquilonifer Aquilonifer spinosus is an extinct species of arthropod from the Silurian period. It is known from a single fossil specimen found in the Wenlock Series Lagerstätte of Herefordshire, England, in rocks about 430 million years old. The 1 cm long specimen is a stem-group mandibulate, not directly related to any living species. The many-legged, eyeless adult has ten unusual tethered appendages, interpreted as juveniles attached to the parent, in a unique form and previously unknown brooding behaviour. ""Aquilone"" is Italian for ""toy kite"", and the suffix ""–ifer"" means ""to carry"". ""Spinosus"" means ""spiny"" in Latin. Its discoverers have nicknamed"
"determined as the primary cause of their declines. SUBFAMILY AQUILINAE Aquilinae The Aquilinae are a subfamily of eagles of the Accipitridae family. The general common name used for members of this subfamily is ""booted eagle"", although this is also the common name of a member of the subfamily. At one point, this subfamily was considered inclusive with the Buteoninae (commonly known as buzzards or buteonine hawks) based probably on some shared morphological characteristics. However, research on the DNA of the booted eagles has shown that they are a monophyletic group that probably have had millions of years of separation from"
"Inquiline In zoology, an inquiline (from Latin ""inquilinus"", ""lodger"" or ""tenant"") is an animal that lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species. For example, some organisms such as insects may live in the homes of gophers and feed on debris, fungi, roots, etc. The most widely distributed types of inquiline are those found in association with the nests of social insects, especially ants and termites – a single colony may support dozens of different inquiline species. The distinctions between parasites, social parasites, and inquilines are subtle, and many species may fulfill the"
"Aquilegia Aquilegia (common names: granny's bonnet, columbine) is a genus of about 60–70 species of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals of their flowers. The genus name ""Aquilegia"" is derived from the Latin word for eagle (""aquila""), because of the shape of the flower petals, which are said to resemble an eagle's claw. The common name ""columbine"" comes from the Latin for ""dove"", due to the resemblance of the inverted flower to five doves clustered together. The leaves of this plant are compound and the"
"Aquatic animal An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in the water for most or all of its lifetime. Many insects such as mosquitoes, mayflies, dragonflies and caddisflies have aquatic larvae, with winged adults. Aquatic animals may breathe air or extract oxygen that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through the skin. Natural environments and the animals that live in them can be categorized as aquatic (water) or terrestrial (land). The term aquatic can be applied to animals that live in either fresh water (fresh water animals) or salt water (marine"
"he had intercourse with a woman. She consequently gave birth to men and dogs. Adlet The Adlet (or Erqigdlet) are a race of creatures in the Inuit mythology of Greenland, as well as the Labrador and Hudson Bay coasts. While the word refers to inland native American tribes, it also denotes a humanoid dog-legged tribe. The lower part of the body of the canine Adlet is like that of a dog and their upper part is like a man's. All Adlet run quickly, and their encounters with men usually end with man as the victor. In Inuit lore, they are"
"Aquilonites Aquilonites is a pericyclacean goniatitid belonging to the Family Intoceratidae, suborder Goniatitina, that lived during the very early Carboniferous of what is now Russia. [1] ""Aquilonites"" has a subdiscoidal, involute shell with a small to very narrow umbulicus, covered by biconvex growth lines and sometimes weak lirae. The ventral lobe of the suture is very narrow, with straight, almost parallel or slightly sigmoidal sides. The first outer saddle is rounded and somewhat wider than ventral lobe, the lateral lobe short and bowl shaped.[2] ""Aquilonites"" is found in the Tournaisian age Kugutyk Formation in Orenburg, Russian Federation [3], in what"
"Inuit and white people. In some stories they are cannibals. Inuit from Labrador use the term Adlet, tribes west of the Hudson Bay use the word Erqigdlit. The monstrous race begotten by the Adlet was identified with inland native Americans by the Labrador and Hudson Bay tribes; Inuit from Greenland and Baffin Land, which had no native American neighbors, use the term to refer to the half human, half canine creatures. An etymology of the word is proposed by H. Newell Wardle: ""adlet"" might come from ""ad"", ""below,"" and thus denote ""those below."" Alternatively, he argues, it might come from"
"Alphyn An Alphyn (from the Germanic word for ""chaser"" or ""wolf""), also known as ""awfyn"" or ""alfin"" in older writings, is a rare heraldic creature. It is much like a heraldic tyger, but stockier and with tufts of hair covering its body, and also has a thick mane and long thin tongue. Another notable characteristic is its knotted tail, reminiscent of Celtic design and similar to that of the griffin. Sometimes it is depicted as having an eagle's or dragon's talons on its forelegs, other times they are cloven, like a goat's. Occasionally all four feet are depicted as having"
"hobby (""Falco subbuteo""), lapwing (""Vanellus vanellus""), curlew (""Numenius arquata""), green sandpiper (""Tringa ochropus""), Eurasian woodcock (""Scolopax rusticola""), common snipe (""Gallinago gallinago""), collared dove (""Streptopelia decaocto""), cuckoo (""Cuculus canorus""), long-eared owl (""Asio otus""), tawny owl (""Strix aluco""), common swift (""Apus apus""), hoopoe (""Upupa epops""), grey-headed woodpecker (""Picus canus""), European green woodpecker (""Picus viridis""), barn swallow (""Hirundo rustica""), house martin (""Delichon urbica""), tree pipit (""Anthus trivialis""), dunnock (""Prunella modularis""), redstart (""Phoenicurus phoenicurus""), wheatear (""Oenanthe oenanthe""), redwing (""Turdus iliacus""), mistle thrush (""Turdus viscivorus""), sedge warbler (""Acrocephalus schoenobaenus""), aquatic warbler (""Acrocephalus paludicola""), reed warbler (""Acrocephalus scirpaceus""), icterine warbler (""Hippolais icterina""), lesser whitethroat (""Sylvia curruca""),"
"moorhen, pochard, woodlark, little grebe, mistle thrush, song thrush, curlew, magpie, swift, greenfinch, oriole, Cetti's warbler, nightingale, little bustard, great crested grebe, shelduck, pied flycatcher, spotted flycatcher, common flycatcher, tufted duck, pochar, ferruginous duck, azure-winged magpie, buzzard, common buzzard, common scoter, short-toed lark, stonechat, merganser, firecrest, gull-billed tern, siskin, water rail, bunting, reed bunting, black-bellied sandgrouse. Deer, rabbit, European hedgehog, genet, wild cat, wild boar, iberian lynx (endangered species), dormouse, mongoose, bat, cave bat, greater horseshoe bat, buzzard bat, shrew, otter, mouse, polecat, fox, badger, water rat, black rat, lesser noctule. The Iberian lynx, whose habitat is restricted to the"
"animals). However, the adjective marine is most commonly used for animals that live in saltwater, i.e. in oceans, seas, etc. Aquatic animals (especially freshwater animals) are often of special concern to conservationists because of the fragility of their environments. Aquatic animals are subject to pressure from overfishing, destructive fishing, marine pollution and climate change. In addition to water breathing animals, e.g., fish, most mollusks etc., the term ""aquatic animal"" can be applied to air-breathing aquatic or sea mammals such as those in the orders Cetacea (whales) and Sirenia (sea cows), which cannot survive on land, as well as the pinnipeds"
"and being black on the shoulders. In Corsica this animal is named Mufro. Pallas, grouping goats and sheep together into a single genus ""Aegoceros"", distinguished the mouflon from the argali at species level in 1811 (""Ae. musimon"" and ""Ae. argali"" respectively). In 1840 Blyth proposed that the Armenian and Cypriot sheep were also separate species, which he named ""Ovis Gmelinii"" (after ""the younger Gmelin"") and ""O. Ophion"" (from a name recorded by Pliny). Current taxonomy in some sources such as MSW and ITIS treats the mouflons and urials as subspecies of the domestic sheep, ""Ovis aries"" Linn. 1758. However ICZN"
"crested coot, toed eagles, sandpipers, duck, quail, redstart, black redstart, merlin, black starling, starling, Flamingo, coot, horned coot, whiskered tern, black tern, pin-tailed sandgrouse, little egret, squacco heron, herring gull, Audouin's gull, black-headed gull, dark gull, purple heron, gray heron, barn swallow, red-rumped swallow, sparrow, house sparrow, tree sparrow, Spanish sparrow, jackdaw, honey buzzard, peregrine falcon, crested tit,blue- tit, goldfinch, eared owl, barn owl, kingfisher, heron, black kite, red kite, common blackbird, glossy ibis, chiffchaff, cattle egrets, teals, bittern, little egret, white wagtail, yellow wagtail, purple gallinule, penduline tit, woodcock, brown nighthawks, wood pigeon, shoveler, robin, spotted woodpecker, finch, woodpecker,"
"Lutrine opossum The lutrine opossum (""Lutreolina crassicaudata""), also known as the little water opossum, thick-tailed opossum, or coligrueso is an opossum species from South America and is monotypic in the genus ""Lutreolina"". The lutrine opossum (""lutrine"" means ""otter-like"" and ""crass"" meaning ""thick, fat"" and ""cauda"" meaning ""tail"") is a very peculiar opossum, having a long weasel-like body, short legs, small rounded ears, and dense reddish or yellowish fur. Nocturnal and crepuscular, they generally live in grasslands and savannas near water. They are terrestrial but are excellent swimmers and climbers. Genetic and morphological studies indicate that there is a second species,"
"in colour, and has more black on its tail. The term ""isabelline"" refers to the parchment-like colouration. The axillaries and underwing coverts are white, whereas in the commoner bird they are mottled with grey. The sexes are similar. The name is from the specific ""isabellinus"", New Latin for ""greyish-yellow"" probably named for Isabella I of Castile, said to have promised not to change her undergarments until Spain was freed from the Moors. ""Wheatear"" is not derived from ""wheat"" or any sense of ""ear"", but is a 16th-century linguistic corruption of ""white"" and ""arse"", referring to the prominent white rump found"
"each other both visually and vocally. Human activities have threatened wild equine populations. The word ""equus"" is Latin for ""horse"", and is cognate with the Greek ἵππος (""hippos""), ""horse"", and Mycenaean Greek ""i-qo"" /ikkʷos/, the earliest attested variant of the Greek word, written in Linear B syllabic script.; compare the alternative development of the Proto-Greek labiovelar in Ionic ἴκκος (""ikkos""). The genus ""Equus"" was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is the only recognized extant genus in the family Equidae. The first equids were small, dog-sized mammals (e.g. ""Eohippus"") adapted for browsing on shrubs during the Eocene, around"
"notably Aeschylus and Aristophanes, who used it as one of his favourite insults. The precise function of the Hippalectryon remains a mystery; as an apotropaic and prophylactic animal, it might have been dedicated to Poseidon and tasked to protect ships. Other studies interpret it as a grotesque beast to amuse children, or a simple fantastic decorative element without any specific function. The term ""hippalectryon"", also transcribed ""hippalektryon"", comes directly from Ancient Greek ""ἱππαλεκτρυών"", a compound word that comprises ἵππος (""híppos"", ""horse""), and ἀλεκτρυών (""alektryốn"", ""rooster""). The name is thus a plain description of the hybrid creature. The name seems to"
"Dog whelk The dog whelk, dogwhelk, or Atlantic dogwinkle, scientific name Nucella lapillus, is a species of predatory sea snail, a carnivorous marine gastropod in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. ""Nucella lapillus"" was originally described by Linnaeus in 1758 as ""Buccinum lapillus"" (the basionym). ""Dog whelk"" can also refer to the Nassariidae. This species is found around the coasts of Europe and in the northern west Atlantic coast of North America. It is also can be found in estuarine waters along the Atlantic coasts. This species prefers rocky shores, where it eats mussels and acorn barnacles. The dog whelk"
"Argent). It supposedly had been inspired by the assumed arms of crusader Geoffrey de Bouillon, who supposedly killed three white eaglets with a bow and arrow when out hunting. It is far more likely to be Canting arms that are a pun based on Lorraine / Erne. The ""Aquila"" was the eagle standard of a Roman legion, carried by a special grade legionary known as an Aquilifer. One eagle standard was carried by each legion. Pliny the Elder (""H.N."" x.16) enumerates five animals displayed on Roman military ensigns: the eagle, the wolf, the minotaur, the horse, and the boar. In"
"brink of extinction since the late 1990s. Alopekis Alopekis is an ancient Greek breed of dog. The name Alopekis means “small fox” or “fox-like” in the Greek language. The breed is mentioned by several ancient Greek and classical writers such as Aristotle, Xenophon, and Aristophanes, and is depicted in many archaeological finds such as pottery, carvings, statuettes, sculpture, and tomb monuments. The oldest representation comes from prehistoric neolithic times. It is an inscribed terracotta vessel dating back to 3000 years BC from Thessaly, bearing the schematic outline of the characteristic silhouette of the Alopekis and is now at the Archaeology"
"Equus (genus) Equus is a genus of mammals in the family Equidae, which includes horses, donkeys, and zebras. Within Equidae, ""Equus"" is the only recognized extant genus, comprising seven living species. The term equine refers to any member of this genus, including horses. Like Equidae more broadly, ""Equus"" has numerous extinct species known only from fossils. The genus most likely originated in North America and spread quickly to the Old World. Equines are odd-toed ungulates with slender legs, long heads, relatively long necks, manes (erect in most subspecies), and long tails. All species are herbivorous, and mostly grazers, with simpler"
"derived. The origin of κὐνικλος itself is unclear: Ælian, who lived during the 3rd century, linked the word to the Basque ""unchi"", while Varo and Pliny connected it to ""cuneus"", which refers to a wedge, thus making reference to the animal's digging ability. The species' dwelling place is termed a warren or cony-garth. ""Warren"" comes from the Old English ""wareine"", itself derived from the Old French ""warenne"", ""varenne"", or ""garenne"". The root word is the Low Latin ""warenna"", which originally signified a preserve in general, only to be later used to refer specifically to an enclosure set apart for rabbits"
"by nineteenth-century writers and travelers (such as Colin Mackenzie) as a mark of ""Negroid"" ancestry. It stands in opposition to the narrow aquiline, straight or convex noses (lepthorrine), which are instead deemed ""Caucasian"". In the 1930s, an aquiline nose was reported to be regarded as a characteristic of beauty for girls among the Tswana and Xhosa people. However, a recent scholar could not discern from the original study ""whether such preferences were rooted in precolonial conceptions of beauty, a product of colonial racial hierarchies, or some entanglement of the two"". A well-known example of the aquiline nose as a marker"
"Graveldiver The graveldiver (""Scytalina cerdale"") is a species of perciform fish, the only species in the genus Scytalina and the family Scytalinidae. Graveldivers are small, with snake-like heads (hence the generic name). Their bodies are compact, and lack pelvic fins, with very small pectoral fins. Their range encompasses the coastal area from the Bering Sea to central California. The generic name ""Scytalina"" is of a Greek origin, from the diminutive of ""skytale"", meaning ""viper"". This refers to the snake-like head. The specific name ""cerdale"" means ""wary one"" or ""the fox"", in allusion to its agility and quick movement when disturbed."
"include the European adder (""Vipera berus"") and grass snake (""Natrix natrix""). Multiple bird species include Bewick's swan (""Cygnus columbianus bewickii""), Eurasian bittern (""Botaurus stellaris""), Eurasian bullfinch (""Pyrrhula pyrrhula""), *Eurasian wigeon (""Anas penelope""), European starling (""Sturnus vulgaris""), gadwall (""Anas strepera""), grasshopper warbler (""Locustella naevia""), hen harrier (""Circus cyaneus""), house sparrow (""Passer domesticus""), linnet (""Carduelis cannabina""), marsh harrier (""Circus aeruginosus""), marsh tit (""Poecile palustris""), merlin (""Falco columbarius""), northern lapwing (""Vanellus vanellus""), peregrine (""Falco peregrinus""), reed bunting (""Emberiza schoeniclus""), short-eared owl (""Asio flammeus""), skylark (""Alauda arvensis""), song thrush (""Turdus philomelos""), teal (""Anas cracca""), willow tit (""Poecile montanus"") and yellowhammer (""Emberiza citrinella""). Mammalian species"