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What is a word equivalent to 'oceanic' but specific to a lake?
What is a word equivalent to 'oceanic' but specific to a lake?
It'd be the blank in this analogy:
oceanic : ocean :: _____ : lake
(oceanic is to ocean as _____ is to lake)
The context in which I'm ...
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Horizontal analog of a meridian?
The lines going from pole to pole of the earth are meridians.
I know that the horizontal lines of latitude can be called "parallels." Is there another word for these?
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Words for the "essential character" of each sense organ?
Looking at the definition for flavor and timbre, both are used to describe the "essential character" of a particular sense.
If flavor is the essential character of our taste sense, and timbre is the ...
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Megafauna is to animals as what is to insects?
I'm aware of several species of "giant" insects, such as the Meganeura (giant dragonfly) and the Arthropleura (giant centipede) — but I was wondering if anyone knew of a loose term similar to ...
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Medical term for deafness
Anosmia = Loss of the sense of smell
Anopia = Blindness
Anaesthesia/Anaphia = Loss of the sense of touch
Ageusia = Loss of taste
? = Deafness
I can't find an equivalent medical term for ...
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