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- noun ichthyology
fleshy growth from ananglerfish 's head that acts as alure
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Examples
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That's at the very end of his life on his what they call esca -- escapebo, which is a little private area of their house that Molly had built, that they could go out on and escape the crowds that would come -- that would go by the street and try to gawk.
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Quando mi vene inanzi il tempo e 'l locoov' i' perdei me stesso, e 'l caro nodoond' Amor di sua man m'avinse in modoche l'amar mi fe' dolce e 'l piange gioco,solfo et esca son tutto, et il cor un foco . . .
Love in literature 2011
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Only gradually was he able to resume his career, and find solace and esca pe in literature.
A Phony Who Reformed Carl Rollyson 2011
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Perhaps her movements and those of the Khleevi would be enough to free her little vessel and allow her to esca pe after all.
Massage 2010
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And she also knew that this planet had definitely not esca ped the Khleevi.
Massage 2010
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Sunt aut illi quadrigemina cornicula quorum ostentatione, ueluti esca illiciens sollicitat et animalia perimit.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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Cerastes serpens dictus, eo quod in capite cornua habeat similia arietum; KERATA enim Graeci cornua vocant: sunt autem illi quadrigemina cornicula, quorum ostentatione, veluti esca, inlice sollicitata animalia perimit.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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Sunt aut illi quadrigemina cornicula quorum ostentatione, ueluti esca illiciens sollicitat et animalia perimit.
Sigh. WMAM. 2008
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Cerastes serpens dictus, eo quod in capite cornua habeat similia arietum; KERATA enim Graeci cornua vocant: sunt autem illi quadrigemina cornicula, quorum ostentatione, veluti esca, inlice sollicitata animalia perimit.
Sigh. WMAM. 2008
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General says U.S. death toll will increase as esca...
05/07/2007 2007
hernesheir commented on the word esca
The luminescent organ of the anglerfishes.
July 15, 2010