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  2. White Spot - Wikipedia

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    White Spot is a Canadian restaurant chain based in Vancouver, British Columbia, best known for its hamburgers, Pirate Pak children's meal, "Triple O" sauce, and milkshakes. Along with its related Triple O's quick service brand, the chain operates over 100 locations in British Columbia, Alberta , Ontario and Asia .

  3. Pre-modern conceptions of whiteness - Wikipedia

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    According to Bernard Lewis, white slaves could also conceivably become "generals, provincial governors, sovereigns and founders of dynasties", while such positions were rarely bestowed upon black slaves. [145] Likewise, emancipated white slaves were offered more opportunities for social advancement in Arab society than emancipated black slaves ...

  4. Cryptocaryon - Wikipedia

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    Cryptocaryon irritans is a species of ciliates that parasitizes marine fish, causing marine white spot disease or marine ich (pronounced ick). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is one of the most common causes of disease in marine aquaria .

  5. Pandalus platyceros - Wikipedia

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    Pandalus platyceros, also called California spot prawn (as well as Santa Barbara spot prawn and Monterey Bay spot prawn [2]) or Alaskan prawn, is a shrimp of the genus Pandalus. [1] Spot shrimp are a large shrimp found in the North Pacific. They range from the clean waters off Unalaska Island, Alaska, to San Diego.

  6. Amanita muscaria - Wikipedia

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    It is a large white-gilled, white-spotted, and usually red mushroom. Despite its easily distinguishable features, A. muscaria is a fungus with several known variations, or subspecies. These subspecies are slightly different, some having yellow or white caps, but are all usually called fly agarics, most often recognizable by their notable white ...

  7. Scientific collection - Wikipedia

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    A scientific collection is a collection of items that are preserved, catalogued, and managed for the purpose of scientific study. [1]Scientific collections dealing specifically with organisms plants, fungi, animals, insects and their remains, may also be called natural history collections or biological collections. [2]

  8. Geology of British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    Geologic belts of Western Canada. The geology of British Columbia is a function of its location on the leading edge of the North American continent.The mountainous physiography and the diversity of the different types and ages of rock hint at the complex geology, which is still undergoing revision despite a century of exploration and mapping.

  9. Blastodisc - Wikipedia

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    The blastodisc is a small disc of cytoplasm that sits on top of the yolk. In birds, it is a small, circular, white spot (approximately 1.5-3 mm across) on the surface of the yellow yolk of an egg, at the animal pole. [3]