Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In organ-building, an unusually shrill mixturestop.

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Examples

  • The snails with banded shells may be one of the 2 Cepaea species present in Great Britahn, perhaps C. hortensis; whereas the tall-shelled snail climbing up the log looks like either Cochlicella acuta or C. barbara.

    A 19th century painting of terrestrial gastropods AYDIN 2009

  • The snails with banded shells may be one of the 2 Cepaea species present in Great Britahn, perhaps C. hortensis; whereas the tall-shelled snail climbing up the log looks like either Cochlicella acuta or C. barbara.

    Archive 2009-09-01 AYDIN 2009

  • Very rich in bird species, and the most important winter habitat for waterfowl and birds of prey such as Anas discors, A. cyanoptera, A. acuta, A. clypeata and A. americana, and the osprey Pandion haliaethus.

    Magdalena-Urabá moist forests 2008

  • These include the osprey (Pandion haliaetus) and wild ducks such as Anas discors, Anas cyanoptera, Anas acuta, Anas clypeata and Anas americana.

    Sinú Valley dry forests 2008

  • Pintail (Anas acuta) and mallard ducks (A. platyrhynchos), both mainland species, and white-fronted goose or "yellow legs" (Anser albifrons) and tundra swans (Cygnus columbianus), both historically rare on Banks Island, have been observed in increasingly larger numbers.

    Climate change impacts on Canadian Western Arctic~ the Inuvialuit of Sachs Harbour 2009

  • In more western regions, there have been more frequent sightings of "mainland ducks" such as pintail ducks (Anas acuta) and mallard (A. platyrhynchos [9]).

    Recent and projected changes in arctic species distributions and potential ranges 2009

  • Members of the oak family Quercus myrsinaefolia, Cyclobalanopsis acuta, and Castanopsis cuspidata also occur here, as do members of the tea family, such as Camellia japonica.

    Southern Korea evergreen forests 2008

  • Other wintering wetland birds include the threatened marbled teal Marmoronetta angustirostris, ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca, and corncrake, Crex crex; also high numbers of green-winged teal Anas crecca, northern pintail Anas acuta, northern shoveler Anas clypeata and black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus.

    Ichkeul National Park, Tunisia 2008

  • In the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands the most common waterbirds are white-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata), garganey (Anas querquedula), northern pintail (Anas acuta), and ruff (Philomachus pugnax).

    Lake Chad flooded savanna 2008

  • Characteristic species include Machilus thunbergii, Cyclobalanopsis acuta, Castanopsis cuspidata ssp. sieboldii, Camellia japonica.

    Southern Korea evergreen forests 2008

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