EditorialThe Standard intermediate-school dictionary of the English language; designed to give the orthography, pronunciation, meaning, and etymology of about 38,000 words and phrases in the speech and literature of the English-speaking peoples .. : Fernald, Ja...
EditorialDermanyssus, Print, Dermanyssus is a genus of mites in the family Dermanyssidae. The etymology of the word Dermanyssus is from the Greek: derma, meaning skin, and nyssein, meaning bite.
EditorialLarus canus, Print, The common gull (Larus canus) is a medium-sized gull that breeds in northern Asia, northern Europe, and northwestern North America. The North American subspecies is commonly referred to as the mew gull, although that name is also us...
EditorialLarus canus, Print, The common gull (Larus canus) is a medium-sized gull that breeds in northern Asia, northern Europe, and northwestern North America. The North American subspecies is commonly referred to as the mew gull, although that name is also us...
EditorialPorcellana longicornis, Print, Pisidia longicornis, the long-clawed porcelain crab, is a species of porcelain crab that lives in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. It varies from reddish to white, and grows to a carapace width of 1 cm (0.4 in). It was f...
EditorialFragment, early 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, probably Istanbul, Silk, metal wrapped thread; taquet? (seraser), Textile: H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm), Textiles-Woven, This fragment depicts a rare small-scale version of the design known as chintamani (...