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English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
lamp shells — ▪ animal Introduction also called brachiopod, any member of the phylum Brachiopoda, a group of bottom dwelling marine invertebrates. They are covered by two valves, or shells; one valve covers the dorsal, or top, side; the other covers… … Universalium
lamp shell — noun marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide • Syn: ↑brachiopod, ↑lampshell • Hypernyms: ↑invertebrate • Member Holonyms: ↑Brachiopoda, ↑phylum Brachiopoda … Useful english dictionary
lamp — lampless, adj. /lamp/, n. 1. any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas. Cf. fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp. 2. a container for an inflammable liquid, as oil, which is burned at a wick as a means of… … Universalium
Oil lamp — Neolithic stone lamps in Thousand Lamp Museum in Qiandeng town of Kunshan … Wikipedia
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Ford Motor Company Lamp Factory — The Flat Rock Ford Motor Co. Lamp Factory was the product of a unique collaboration betweenindustrial genius Henry Ford and his lead designer, Albert Kahn.Ford systematically acquired land, an existing dam, and water rights in the area where the… … Wikipedia
Devonian Period — Interval of geologic time from 417 to 354 million years ago; it was the fourth period of the Paleozoic Era. During the Devonian, a giant continent was situated in the Southern Hemisphere (see Gondwana), and other landmasses were located in the… … Universalium
Ordovician Period — Interval of geologic time, 490–443 million years ago, the second oldest period of the Paleozoic Era. It follows the Cambrian and precedes the Silurian. During the Ordovician, many of the landmasses were aligned in the tropics. Life was dominated… … Universalium
Silurian Period — Interval of geologic time, 443–417 million years ago. The third period of the Paleozoic Era, the Silurian follows the Ordovician Period and precedes the Devonian. It marks the first appearance of land plants and jawed fishes. The continents were… … Universalium
Cambrian Period — Oldest time division of the Paleozoic Era. During the Cambrian, 543–490 million years ago, there were widespread seas and several scattered landmasses. The largest continent was Gondwana. The average climate was probably warmer than today, with… … Universalium
Seashell — A seashell, also known as a sea shell, is the common name for a hard, protective outer layer, a shell, or in some cases a test , that was created by a sea creature, a marine organism. The shell is part of the body of a marine animal, in most… … Wikipedia