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Scallop (/ ˈ s k ɒ l ə p, ˈ s k æ l ə p /) [a] is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops.However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families within the superfamily Pectinoidea, which also includes the thorny oysters.
The modern name "caltrop" is derived from the Old English calcatrippe (heel-trap), [6] [7] such as in the French usage chausse-trape (shoe-trap). The Latin word tribulus originally referred to this and provides part of the modern scientific name of a plant commonly called the caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, whose spiked seed cases resemble caltrops and can injure feet and puncture bicycle tires.
Kalops with boiled potatoes, asparagus and pickled beetroot. Kalops (swe.) or palapaisti/vatkuli (fin.) is a Swedish and Finnish beef stew that contains beef, onion, allspice, bay leaf, and other spices. [1]
A collop is a slice of meat, according to one definition in the Oxford English Dictionary.In Elizabethan times, "collops" came to refer specifically to slices of bacon. ...
The Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) is the government agency that provides drinking water to southern and central Marin County, California.Chartered in 1912, it became California's first municipal water district. [1]
Danville was originally part of Rancho San Ramón, granted in 1834 to José María Amador, a notable Californio miner and ranchero.. Often referred to as the "Heart of the San Ramon Valley", Danville was first populated by Native Americans who lived near creeks and camped on Mount Diablo in the summer.
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) is a non-enterprise special district in the San Francisco Bay Area.Formed in 1972 by voter initiative, it has acquired and preserved a regional green belt of open space land and provides opportunities for ecologically-sensitive public enjoyment and education.
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia. As of 2024, British Columbia has 161 municipalities, [1] out of which 53 are classified as cities. [2] According to the 2021 Canadian census, British Columbia is the third most populous province in Canada, with 5,000,879 inhabitants, and the second largest province by land area, covering 920,686.55 square kilometres (355,479.06 square miles).