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- Feather (5296 bytes)
2: A '''feather''' is one of the epidermal growths that forms the distinctive outer cove...
5: ...e birds from water and cold temperatures and provide colour which is sometimes used as [[camouflage]] ...
7: ...or of the body, and ''down feathers'' which are underneath the vaned feathers, providing an insulating...
11: ...ildfowl|waterbirds]] produce a large amount of powder down.
22: ...rs. It has been suggested that ''Pedopenna'' is older than ''Archaeopteryx'', however, their age remai... - Koala (10686 bytes)
3: Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
12: ...xobox authority | author = [[Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville|Blainville]] | date = 1816}}
18: ...a thickset arboreal [[marsupial]] [[herbivore]] endemic to [[Australia]], and the only representative ...
22: ... the eastern coast of Australia from near [[Adelaide]] to the base of the [[Cape York Peninsula]], and...
26: ... more a more prominently light-coloured ventral side and fluffy white ear tufts. Typical weights are 1... - Thoth (5655 bytes)
1: ...oth was the god of writing, and of magic, he was identified by the Greeks with their god [[Hermes]], w...
3: ...eed his name translates as ''Ibis'', or sometimes depicted as a [[baboon]] (a nocturnal animal that ha...
5: ... thus aiding [[Osiris]] to judge the souls of the dead. He was a son of either Ra or Set, but is also ...
7: ...1/360th of a cycle (360 was used as the number of degrees in a circle since ancient times).
11: == Thoth in modern times == - Solar system (21174 bytes)
5: The wide variety of objects that exist in the Solar System...
20: [[Image:Portrait de famille (1 px = 1000 km).jpg|thumb|center|550px|T...
23: ...s, mainly Earth, as well as probes heading into [[deep space]].
25: **[[Space debris]] of artificial origin that can be found in o...
27: ...nt part of non-volatile minerals. They are subdivided into [[asteroid group]]s and [[:Category:Asteroi... - Dictionary (22415 bytes)
2: ... also provide [[pronunciation]] information, word derivations, histories, or [[etymology|etymologies]]...
4: ==Word order==
5: ...logous phonetic order. Words and characters in [[ideographic]] writing systems such as [[Chinese chara...
14: ...on|romanized]] and sorted in Roman alphabetical order.
20: ...[[stroke (Chinese character)|stroke]] count and order, readings (pronunciations), and a list of words ... - Cave (10592 bytes)
2: [[image:Lavacaveexit.jpg|thumb|300px|The outside world viewed from a cave]]
3: ...aylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelter...
11: ...ols down and becomes hard. The lava now flows inside its crust, until the eruption ends.
12: The liquid lava inside the crust flows out and leaves a hollow tube.
13: ...[Kazumura Cave]] near [[Hilo]] is the longest and deepest lava tube of the world and also the eighth l... - Human (48024 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Hominoidea]]}}
21: ...rimate]] belonging to the superfamily of [[Hominoidea]], with all of the [[apes]]: [[chimpanzee]]s, [[...
24: ...he upper limbs for manipulating objects, a highly developed [[brain]] and consequent capacity for abst...
27: ...ly [[philosophy of mind]], attempts to fathom the depths of each of these perspectives. [[Art]], [[mus...
30: ...and [[manipulate]] the world around us led to the development of [[technology]] and [[science]] as a s... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
2: ...]]; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death.
4: ... best known as an philosophical advocate and defender of the [[scientific revolution]]. His works esta...
8: ...Nicholas Bacon]], Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]. His moth...
10: ...ge of 13, living for three years there with his older brother [[Anthony Bacon]].
16: ...ce]] under [[Henry III of France|Henry III]] afforded him valuable political instruction. - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
1: ...ext of this article, scroll down past the table code. -->
9: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Delphinidae]]}}
16: ...ecies. It inhabits warm and temperate seas worldwide and may be found in all but the [[Arctic Ocean|Ar...
18: ==Physical description==
19: ...to very light grey and almost white at the underside. This makes them hard to see both from above and ... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...cantly, the [[President of the United States|President]] must ratify treaties and make important appoi...
4: ...erated to the Senate in the Constitution are regarded as more important than those exclusively enumera...
10: ...ates called for a second Congressional chamber, modeled on the [[House of Lords]] (the [[aristocratic]...
12: ...n the House of Representatives. [[James Madison]] described the Senate's purpose as "A necessary fence...
14: ...]] for political purposes; the trial ultimately ended in acquittal, with the Senate falling one vote s... - Formula One (29650 bytes)
7: ... racing|formula]] [[auto racing]]. It is a worldwide [[sport]], involving an annual World Drivers Cham...
9: ...outh Africa]] have reinforced the sport's "worldwide" image.
11: ...regulated by the FIA, [[F餩ration Internationale de l'Automobile]], and is generally promoted and con...
18: ...g costs and sinking interest, the last of these ended in the early [[1980s]].
22: ...remembered for dominating Formula One's first decade. - Crossword (24761 bytes)
1: ...the convenience of the solver, although in many widely distributed American crosswords such as the ''[...
8: ...e traditionally limited to about one-sixth of the design. Crossword grids elsewhere, such as in [[Brit...
10: ...ttern appears the same if the paper is turned upside down. In addition, many weekday puzzles such as ...
12: ...ic circles. ''Free form'' crosswords have simple designs and are not symmetric.
16: ...cations are unspecified. A successful solver must deduce not only the answers to individual clues, but... - List of common diseases (5000 bytes)
1: ...l illness (alphabetical_list)|list of mental disorders]].
3: ...n names and technical names for diseases. This is deliberate; where multiple names are in common use f...
11: List of diseases (in alphabetical order):
19: * [[Adenoma]]
21: * [[AIDS]] - Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (14006 bytes)
1: ...:Baden-powell.jpg|thumb|Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell]]
2: ...uary 8]], [[1941]]) was a soldier, writer and founder of the world [[Scouting]] movement.
5: ...y his mother, [[Henrietta Grace]], a strong woman determined her children would succeed, of whom he wo...
7: .... He also played the piano and violin, was an ambidextrous artist of some talent, and enjoyed acting. ...
11: In [[1876]], Baden-Powell joined the 13th [[Hussars]] in [[India]].... - Softball (19057 bytes)
1: ...d [[base (baseball)|bases]]. Softball is a direct descendant of [[baseball]] (sometimes referred to as...
3: ...n any position and is usually thrown overarm or sidearm.
4: * The ball is larger, less dense, and heavier than a baseball.
10: ...] sport for women. The [[International Softball Federation]] holds world championships in several cate...
16: ...ry defensive, pitcher-oriented game. The pitcher delivers the ball at maximum speed with a flat arc, ... - Swimming (22854 bytes)
1: ...sic swimming skills and safety precautions are needed to participate in water activities.
5: ...g composed mostly of water, has nearly the same [[density]] as water. Thus, staying afloat requires on...
7: ...convert a slow or average swimmer to at least a moderately fast swimmer. Since speed converts directly...
11: ...easing speed. This is an effect long used by boat designers, and unconsciously used by "naturally good...
13: ...the torso is smaller front-to-back than side-to-side on most swimmers. This reduces the frontal cross-... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
12: leader_title = [[Mayor]] |
13: leader_name = [[Gavin Newsom]] |
14: area_magnitude = 1 E8 |
21: population_density = 6958.45 |
26: latitude = 37°46' N | - Ronald Reagan (52721 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Ronald W. Reagan
4: | order=40th President
7: | preceded=[[Jimmy Carter]]
8: | succeeded=[[George H.W. Bush]]
11: | dead= dead - March 20 (10075 bytes)
9: *[[1739]] – [[Nadir Shah]] occupies [[Delhi]] in [[India]] and sacks the city, stealing th...
10: ..."Great Fire" of [[Boston, Massachusetts |Boston]] destroys 349 buildings.
16: ...Aleister Crowley]] invokes [[Horus]] in Egypt and declares the start of the New Aeon known as the Aeon...
17: ...er of the Chinese nationalist party (KMT), is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days late...
24: *[[1956]] – [[Tunisia]] gains independence from [[France]]. - Leaf (20580 bytes)
4: ...le. Note areas where chlorophyll (green) has been destroyed now appear yellow.]]
8: ...species to species is presented in detail below under <u>Leaf types, arrangements, and forms</u>.
10: A leaf is considered to be a plant organ, typically consisting of t...
11: # An '''epidermis''' that covers the upper and lower surfaces
15: === Epidermis ===
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