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Bark (disambiguation) — Bark is a general term for the outer layer of something.Bark may also refer to: * Bark (dog), the vocalizations of some animals. * bark (ship), a sailing vessel, three masted, foresail and mainsail square rigging, and mizzen rigging fore and aft… … Wikipedia
Bark louse — (Zo[ o]l.) An insect of the family {Coccid[ae]}, which infests the bark of trees and vines. [1913 Webster] Note: The wingless females assume the shape of scales. The bark louse of the vine is {Pulvinaria innumerabilis}; that of the pear is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bark scale — The Bark scale is a psychoacoustical scale proposed by Eberhard Zwicker in 1961. It is named after Heinrich Barkhausen who proposed the first subjective measurements of loudness [Zwicker, E. (1961),… … Wikipedia
scale insect — any of numerous small, plant sucking homopterous insects of the superfamily Coccoidea, the males of which are winged and the females wingless, often covered by a waxy secretion resembling scales. [1830 40] * * * Any member of several families of… … Universalium
scale — {{11}}scale (n.1) skin plates on fish or snakes, c.1300, from O.Fr. escale (12c., Mod.Fr. écale) scale, husk, from Frankish or some other Germanic source, from P.Gmc. *skælo split, divide (Cf. O.H.G. scala shell, Goth. skalja tile, O.E. scealu… … Etymology dictionary
Bark Marques — The Marques was a British registered barque that sank during the Tall Ships Races in 1984.The Marques was built in Valencia, Spain, in 1917, as a polacca rigged brig. She was used to carry fruit from the Canary Islands to northern Europe. Damaged … Wikipedia
bark — I n 1. bowwow, arf, yelp, yip, yap, cry; roar, bellow, Obs. bell, howl, bay, hoot, ululation. 2. blast, bang, report, crack, snap; boom, explosion, thunder. 3. snap, snarl, growl; shout, yell, outcry, bawl, Inf. holler; scream, screech, shriek. v … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Beech Bark Disease — is a disease that causes mortality and defects in beech trees in the eastern United States and Europe.Houston, David R., and James T. O Brien. Beech Bark Disease. Forest Insect and Disease Leaflet 75(1998) 1 7. 17 Mar 2008 .] Tainter, Frank H.,… … Wikipedia
Arizona bark scorpion — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Musical scale — For psychoacoustic scale, see bark scale and mel scale. Pattern of whole and half steps in the Ionian mode or major scale on C … Wikipedia
