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  2. Carapace - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a prawn, with the carapace highlighted in red. A carapace is a dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises. In turtles and tortoises, the underside is called the plastron.

  3. List of organisms named after works of fiction - Wikipedia

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    The name adds to the list of kinorhynch (mud dragons) species named after dragons and also refers to the study of kinorhynch phylogeny as a "never-ending story"." [195] Epimeria cinderella d'Udekem d'Acoz & Verheye, 2017: Amphipod: Cinderella "Cinderella, heroin of humble origin in a well-known folk tale.

  4. Glossary of spider terms - Wikipedia

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    Carapace: A hardened plate (sclerite) covering the upper (dorsal) portion of the cephalothorax; [3] see also Carapace; Carpoblem: The principal tibial apophysis on the male pedipalp; also just called the tibial apophysis; Cephalic region or caput: The front part of the cephalothorax, separated from the thoracic region by the cervical groove [4]

  5. List of portmanteaus - Wikipedia

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    listicle, from list and article [5] machinima, from machine and cinema [47] Pokémon, from pocket and monster [5] textonym, from text and synonym [2] vortal, from vertical and portal [2] Microsoft, from microcomputer and software [48]

  6. Valheim - Wikipedia

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    Valheim is an upcoming survival and sandbox video game by the Swedish developer Iron Gate Studio and published by Coffee Stain Studios. [1] It was released in early access on 2 February 2021 for Linux and Windows via Steam , and for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on 14 March 2023.

  7. Lists of English words - Wikipedia

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    List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom; List of British words not widely used in the United States; List of South African English regionalisms; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: A–L; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z

  8. List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic ...

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    This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...

  9. List of Latin words with English derivatives - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin phonology and ...