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Light eater — Light Light, a. [Compar. {Lighter} (l[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Lightest}.] [OE. light, liht, AS. l[=i]ht, le[ o]ht; akin to D. ligt, G. leicht, OHG. l[=i]hti, Icel. l[=e]ttr, Dan. let, Sw. l[ a]tt, Goth. leihts, and perh. to L. levis (cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Serpent eater — Serpent Ser pent, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, entis (sc. bestia), fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr. ???, Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile. Cf. {Herpes}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spawn eater — Spawn Spawn, n. [[root]170. See {Spawn}, v. t.] 1. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals. [1913 Webster] 2. Any product or offspring; used contemptuously. [1913 Webster] 3. (Hort.) The buds or branches produced from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stone eater — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ten Bears — Infobox Person name = Ten Bears image size = 180px caption = Ten Bears birth name = Paruasemana birth date = c. 1790 birth place = death date = c. 1872 death place = Fort Sill Lawton, Oklahoma, United States death cause = known for = Attempting… … Wikipedia
Dinohyus — ▪ paleontology extinct genus of giant piglike mammals found as fossils in deposits of early Miocene age in North America (the Miocene Epoch occurred 23.7 to 5.3 million years ago). Dinohyus is the last and largest of a group of mammals called… … Universalium
ĝhers- and partly ĝher- — ĝhers and partly ĝher English meaning: rigid, *pig Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘starren” Note: (see also gher 3) Note: From an extended zero grade of Root eĝhi (*eĝhi no s): “hedgehog (*serpent eater)” derived Root ĝhers ,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
ed- (*heĝh-) — ed (*heĝh ) English meaning: to eat, *tooth Note: From an older root (*heĝh ) derived Root ed (*heĝh ): “to eat, *tooth” and Root ĝembh , ĝm̥bh : “to bite; tooth” Deutsche Übersetzung: “essen” Note: originally athematic,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
List of Metal Gear characters — The Metal Gear franchise features a large number of fictional characters. The series canon comprises (not including re releases and remakes) Metal Gear (MG) and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MG2) for the MSX2, Metal Gear Solid (MGS) for the… … Wikipedia
Ancient Macedonian language — For the unrelated modern Slavic language, see Macedonian language. language name=Ancient Macedonian region=Macedon ( extinct language ) extinct=absorbed by Attic Greek in the 4th century BC familycolor=Indo European fam2= possibly Greek… … Wikipedia
