spot stroke — noun : the pocketing of the red ball in English billiards in a top corner pocket from off its own spot so as to leave the cue ball in position for another winning hazard see spot barred * * * spot stroke noun (billiards) A stroke by which the… … Useful english dictionary
Spot-bellied Eagle-owl — Taxobox name = Spot bellied Eagle owl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image caption= A Spot bellied Eagle owl from the Biligirirangan Hills regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus =… … Wikipedia
World Professional Billiards Championship — The World Professional Billiards Championship is an international cue sports tournament in the discipline of English billiards. It has been played annually since 1980, is one of the oldest sporting World Championships in the world, dating in… … Wikipedia
John Roberts, Jr. (billiards player) — John Roberts Jr. (15 August 1847 ndash; 23 December 1919) was a dominant professional player of English billiards. He was also a notable manufacturer of billiards cues and tables, and promoter of the sport. Early years Roberts Jr. lived in the… … Wikipedia
William Cook (billiards player) — William Cook was a professional player of English billiards in the 19th century. He won the World Championship on several occasions.Cook s first title challenge came in 1870, which was the first actual match for a recognised Billiards… … Wikipedia
spotted owl — spot′ted owl′ n. orn a medium sized owl, Strix occidentalis, of the western U.S., having a barred breast and a white spotted brown back … From formal English to slang
List of fishes of India — This is a list of the fish species found in India and is based on FishBase. [Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. [http://www.fishbase.org] , version (05/2006)] AlbuliformesAlbulidae… … Wikipedia
List of birds of Colombia — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Colombia. The avifauna of Colombia includes a total of 1895 species, of which 74 are endemic, 2 have been introduced by humans, and 87 are rare or accidental. 1 species listed is extirpated in… … Wikipedia
List of Asian birds — This list of Asian birds is a listing of all the bird species known from the continent of Asia.NotesThe taxonomy of this list adheres to James Clements Birds of the World: A Checklist , and reflects all changes to that work until July, 2005.… … Wikipedia
List of birds of Ecuador — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Ecuador. The avifauna of Ecuador includes a total of 1663 species, of which 16 are endemic, 2 have been introduced by humans, and 19 are rare or accidental. 77 species are globally threatened.This… … Wikipedia