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• Any of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that live in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
Example sentence • The symptoms of filariae infection include fever and swelling of the lymph nodes.
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• medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5
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• evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant
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• Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.
Example sentence • The genii of ancient mythology were believed to be powerful and supernatural beings.
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Example sentence • The recipe called for two sextarii of olive oil.
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• A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces.
Example sentence • In ancient Rome, denarii were the main currency used for trade.
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• the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
Example sentence • The radii of a circle are the distances from the center to any point on the circumference.
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• A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
Example sentence • The torii gate marks the entrance to the Shinto shrine.
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• a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood
Example sentence • The aalii tree is native to Hawaii.
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• An ancient Roman unit of volume in liquid measure consisting of six sextarii or one-eighth amphora (about 118 fluid ounces).
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• The muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.
Example sentence • The gastrocnemii muscles are located in the back of the lower leg.
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• A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
Example sentence • The nauplii hatched from the eggs and swam freely in the water.
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• A type of gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon.
Example sentence • The retiarii were gladiators in ancient Rome who fought with a net and spear.
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• A long, thin muscle that runs down the length of the thigh; the longest muscle in the human body.
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• A verse having six metric feet.
Example sentence • The senarii were utilized in ancient Roman drama and consisted of six feet.
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• A verse having seven metrical feet.
Example sentence • The septenarii were elected as the leaders of the ancient Roman military units.
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• A broad muscle running up the top part of the back of the neck.
Example sentence • The splenii muscles help stabilize the head and neck during movement.
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• A large vertebrate skeletal muscle divided into an ascending, descending, and transverse portion, attaching the neck and central spine to the outer extremity of the scapula; it functions in scapular elevation, adduction, and depression.
Example sentence • The trapezii muscles help to support and stabilize the shoulder blades.
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• large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood
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• a grey deciduous honeysuckle shrub paired white flowers turning yellow; Japan
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• wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona
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• a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body with a thin gelatinous spore case and elliptical spores
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• small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers
Example sentence • The liparis loeselii populations are declining due to habitat loss.
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• tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia
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• this stinkhorn has a cap with a granulose surface at the apex and smells like decaying flesh
Example sentence • The phallus ravenelii is known for its distinctive phallic shape.
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• North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves
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Example sentence • The archaeologists discovered a cache of ancient dupondii coins.
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Example sentence • The interradii of a starfish extend from the central disk to the tips of the arms.
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Example sentence • In ancient Rome, sestertii were coins used for transactions.
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• teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays
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• bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight
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• found around the Great Barrier Reef
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• Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd
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• United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968)
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• perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
Example sentence • The aeonium haworthii plant is a popular choice for indoor succulent gardens.
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• valuable forage grass of western United States
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• Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil
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• the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881)
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