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• bowfin — /boh fin /, n. a carnivorous ganoid fish, Amia calva, found in sluggish fresh waters of eastern North America. Also called grindle. [1835 45, Amer.; BOW2 + FIN] * * * Voracious freshwater fish (Amia calva) that is the only living representative… …   Universalium

• Lighthouses in the United States — This United States has hundreds of lights as well as light towers, range lights, and pier head lights. Michigan has the most lights of any state with over 130. See also: Lightvessels in the United States, lightvessel, List of lighthouses and… …   Wikipedia

• Bowfin — Taxobox name = Bowfin regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Amiiformes ordo authority = Hay, 1929 familia = Amiidae familia authority = Bonaparte, 1838 genus = Amia species = A. calva binomial = Amia calva binomial… …   Wikipedia

• Harold Davidson — Harold Francis Davidson (July 14, 1875 ndash; July 30, 1937), sometimes known as the Prostitute s Padre , was a Church of England priest and was famous as the Rector of Stiffkey . He was defrocked in 1932 for his alleged licentious lifestyle.… …   Wikipedia

• South America — South American. a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. 271,000,000; ab. 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km). * * * Continent, Western Hemisphere. The world s fourth largest continent, it is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the… …   Universalium