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A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay...

Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG (German: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and...

This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember...

The Carangidae are a family of ray-finned fish that includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, trevallies, and scads. It is the largest of...

Khokhar is a historical Punjabi tribe primarily native to the Pothohar Plateau of Pakistani Punjab. Khokhars are also found in the Indian states of Punjab...

Carl Johann Maximovich, also Karl Ivanovich Maximovich (Russian: Карл Иванович Максимович; 23 November 1827 – 16 February 1891) was a Russian botanist...

Proceedings is a 96-page monthly magazine published by the U.S. Naval Institute. Launched in 1874, it is one of the oldest continuously published magazines...

Oikonyms in Western, Central, South, and Southeast Asia can be grouped according to various components, reflecting common linguistic and cultural histories...

Ystrad (also known as Ystrad Rhondda or Ystrad-Rhondda) is a village and community (and electoral ward) in the Rhondda Fawr valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf,...

René Charles Joseph Ernest Maire (29 May 1878, Lons-le-Saunier – 24 November 1949) was a French botanist and mycologist. His major work was the Flore de...

Look up Pepe, pepe, pēpē, or pépé in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pepe is a pet form of the Spanish and Portuguese name José (Joseph). It is also a...

The IBM Series/1 is a 16-bit minicomputer, introduced in 1976, that in many respects competed with other minicomputers of the time, such as the PDP-11...

Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived...

Look up Williams in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Williams may refer to: Williams (surname), a surname English in origin, but popular in Wales, 3rd...

Josiah Gregg (19 July 1806 – 25 February 1850) was an American merchant, explorer, naturalist, and author of Commerce of the Prairies, about the American...

Volchkov, feminine: Volchkova (Russian: Волчков/Волчкова) is a Russian surname. The origin comes from "волк", wolf. A transliteration variant is Voltchkov...

Look up enneagram in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Enneagram may refer to: Enneagram (geometry), a nine-sided star polygon with various configurations...

Manasseh (Hebrew: מְנַשֶּׁה, Modern: Menaše, Tiberian: Mənaššé) is both a given name and a surname. Its variants include Manasses and Manasse. Notable...

Look up Tc, .tc, or TC in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. TC, T.C., Tc, Tc, tc, tC, or .tc may refer to: Theodore "T.C." Calvin, a character on the TV...

George Gardner (1810, Ardentinny – 1849, Kandy) was a Scottish biologist mainly interested in botany. Gardner's father was a gardener first to the Earl...