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A pornographic film actor or actress, pornographic performer, adult entertainer, or porn star is a person who performs sex acts on video that is usually...

The swordfish (Xiphias gladius), also known as the broadbill in some countries, are large, highly migratory predatory fish characterized by a long, flat...

Galangal (/ˈɡæləŋˌɡæl/) is a common name for several tropical rhizomatous spices. The word galangal, or its variant galanga or archaically galingale, can...

The English Foxhound is one of the four foxhound breeds of dog. It is a cousin of the American Foxhound. They are scent hounds, bred to hunt foxes by scent...

Brevetoxin (PbTx), or brevetoxins, are a suite of cyclic polyether compounds produced naturally by a species of dinoflagellate known as Karenia brevis...

Shigella dysenteriae is a species of the rod-shaped bacterial genus Shigella. Shigella species can cause shigellosis (bacillary dysentery). Shigellae are...

DNA supercoiling refers to the amount of twist in a particular DNA strand, which determines the amount of strain on it. A given strand may be "positively...

The southern bog lemming (Synaptomys cooperi) is a small North American lemming. Its range overlaps with the other species in genus Synaptomys, the northern...

The golden mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli) is a species of New World mouse. It is usually 5–8 inches (12–25 cm) in body length, and has a soft pelage that...

Monocarpic plants are those that flower and set seeds only once, and then die. The term is derived from Greek (mono, "single" + karpos, "fruit" or "grain")...

The Miniature Fox Terrier is a small, fine, lightweight working terrier developed as a hunting dog and vermin router. It is known colloquially in its native...

Coregonus artedi, commonly known as the cisco, is a North American species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. The number of species and...

Rollkur or hyperflexion of the horse's neck is defined as "flexion of the horse's neck achieved through aggressive force" and is banned in International...

Bioenergetic systems are metabolic processes that relate to the flow of energy in living organisms. Those processes convert energy into adenosine triphosphate...

Fold change is a measure describing how much a quantity changes between an original and a subsequent measurement. It is defined as the ratio between the...

Secrettame (March 15, 1978 – March 17, 2006) was a Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She was originally purchased as a yearling at the Keeneland Yearling...

Tritonia indecora is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.);...

Tritonia septemtrionalis is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. OBIS listed Tritonia septentrionalis...

Tritonia peregrina is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.);...

Tritonia fasciculata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed...