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  • 101pan — Ⅰ. pan [1] ► NOUN 1) a metal container for cooking food in. 2) a bowl fitted at either end of a pair of scales. 3) Brit. the bowl of a toilet. 4) a shallow bowl in which gravel and mud is shaken and washed by people seeking gold. 5) a hollow in… …

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  • 102pan — pan1 [pan] n. [ME panne < OE, akin to Ger pfanne, early Gmc loanword < VL panna, prob. < L patina, a pan: see PATELLA] 1. any of many kinds of containers, usually broad, shallow, without a cover, and made of metal, used for domestic… …

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  • 103Pan — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a vessel of metal, earthenware, or plastic, usu. broad and shallow, used for cooking and other domestic purposes. b the contents of this. 2 a panlike vessel in which substances are heated etc. 3 any similar shallow container… …

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  • 104pan — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a vessel of metal, earthenware, or plastic, usu. broad and shallow, used for cooking and other domestic purposes. b the contents of this. 2 a panlike vessel in which substances are heated etc. 3 any similar shallow container… …

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  • 105postnasal — I. (ˈ) ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: post + nasal : lying or occurring posterior to the nose a postnasal scale II. noun : a postnasal part; specifically : a scale or either of a pair of scales lying behind the nasal of most lizards * * * …

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  • 106weigh-bauk — weighˈ bauk noun (Scot) 1. The beam of a balance 2. (in pl) a pair of scales • • • Main Entry: ↑weigh …

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  • 107Li·bra — /ˈliːbrə/ noun 1 [noncount] : the seventh sign of the zodiac that comes between Virgo and Scorpio and has a pair of scales as its symbol 2 [count] : a person born under the sign of Libra : a person born between September 22nd and October 23rd I m …

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  • 108lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… …

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  • 109Spotted Owl — northern race plumage Conservation status …

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  • 110homopteran — /heuh mop teuhr euhn, hoh /, adj. 1. homopterous. n. 2. a homopterous insect. [1835 45; see HOMOPTEROUS, AN] * * * ▪ insect order Introduction   any of more than 32,000 species of sucking insects, the members of which exhibit considerable… …

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