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    A whip is a tool or weapon designed to strike humans or animals to exert control through pain compliance or fear of pain. They can also be used without...
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    The eastern whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus; also called "whip-o-will", "whip o' will", etc.) is a medium-sized (22–27 cm or 8.7–10.6 in) bird within...
    17 KB (1,967 words) - 21:56, 20 April 2024
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    Uropygi (redirect from Whip scorpion)
    commonly known as whip scorpions or vinegaroons (also spelled vinegarroons and vinegarones). They are often called uropygids. The name "whip scorpion" refers...
    21 KB (1,977 words) - 05:20, 28 November 2023
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    break easily, and the name is derived from the whip-like motion that it exhibits when disturbed. Whip antennas for portable radios are often made of a...
    16 KB (2,039 words) - 02:41, 3 May 2024
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    is an order of arachnids also known as whip spiders or tailless whip scorpions, not to be confused with whip scorpions or vinegaroons that belong to...
    16 KB (1,603 words) - 17:22, 26 February 2024
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    pieces. The deep sea squid Mastigoteuthis has the whole length of its whip-like tentacles covered with tiny suckers; it probably catches small organisms...
    67 KB (6,853 words) - 08:04, 8 April 2024
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    A flagellate is a cell or organism with one or more whip-like appendages called flagella. The word flagellate also describes a particular construction...
    12 KB (1,240 words) - 11:46, 17 April 2024
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    (30 meters) tall with multiple whip-like tentacles used for grasping, and two lethal weapons: the Heat-Ray and a gun-like tube used for discharging canisters...
    15 KB (1,842 words) - 00:02, 13 May 2024
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    arms for locomotion. The ophiuroids generally have five long, slender, whip-like arms which may reach up to 60 cm (24 in) in length on the largest specimens...
    33 KB (3,546 words) - 15:47, 25 March 2024
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    Urumi (category Whips)
    Sinhala: එතුණු කඩුව, romanized: ethunu kaduwa) is a sword with a flexible, whip-like blade, originating in modern-day Kerala in the Indian subcontinent. It...
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    habits with rays. Skates are different from rays in that they lack a whip-like tail and stinging spines. However, some skates have electric organs located...
    21 KB (2,232 words) - 04:11, 29 April 2024
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    large, long-necked, and quadrupedal with a long tail terminating in a whip-like structure. The cervical vertebrae are notably extremely robust and heavily-built...
    95 KB (10,267 words) - 04:09, 19 March 2024
  • An orange whip is a sweet cocktail made with rum, vodka, cream and orange juice. It is typically blended to a froth like a milkshake, and poured over ice...
    6 KB (585 words) - 12:32, 12 March 2023
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    spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, camel spiders, whip spiders and vinegaroons. Adult arachnids have eight legs attached to the...
    50 KB (4,535 words) - 17:23, 18 April 2024
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    Mastigoproctus giganteus, the giant whip scorpion, also called the giant vinegaroon or grampus, is a species of whip scorpions in the family Thelyphonidae...
    12 KB (976 words) - 14:33, 2 May 2024
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    short with a beak-like point called the nasus (rarely absent). The apical segment of the maxillary palpi is flagelliform (whip-like) and much longer than...
    29 KB (2,867 words) - 10:17, 10 May 2024
  • erect ears, a smooth (or in some cases, wire) coat, a slender body, and a whip-like tail. But the Cretan hound has usually rose-ears and a curly or curved...
    10 KB (844 words) - 05:35, 5 December 2023
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    across large plant bodies. An extreme version is flagelliflory where long, whip-like branches descend from the main trunk and bear all the inflorescences....
    16 KB (1,257 words) - 05:46, 10 April 2024
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    Belting is the use of belts made of strong materials (usually leather) as a whip-like instrument for corporal punishment (see that article for generalities)...
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  • becomes a professional criminal. With a costume and a sophisticated metal whip of his own design, the character becomes Whiplash, a weapons designer, special...
    31 KB (3,739 words) - 01:53, 6 May 2024
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