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  • 11Horrent — Hor rent, a. [L. horrens, p. pr. of horrere to bristle. See {Horror}.] Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points; bristled; bristling. [1913 Webster] Rough and horrent with figures in strong relief. De Quincey. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 12horrent — /hawr euhnt, hor /, adj. bristling; standing erect like bristles. [1660 70; < L horrent (s. of horrens, prp. of horrere to stand on end, bristle with fear), equiv. to horr (see HORRENDOUS) + ent ENT] * * * …

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  • 13horrent — hor•rent [[t]ˈhɔr ənt, ˈhɒr [/t]] adj. bio bristling; standing erect like bristles • Etymology: 1660–70; &LT; L horrent , s. of horrēns, prp. of horrēre (see horrendous) …

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  • 14horrent — /ˈhɒrənt/ (say horuhnt) adjective bristling; standing erect like bristles. {Latin horrens, present participle, standing on end. Compare horrid} …

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  • 17Eurybia (botanical genus) — For the genus of metalmark butterflies, see Eurybia (butterfly).Taxobox name = Eurybia image width = 250px image caption = Eurybia sibirica regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae&#8230; …

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  • 18Terrestrial locomotion — [ horse an erect stanced unguligrade quadruped with a galloping gait. An animation of photos by Eadweard Muybridge] Terrestrial locomotion has evolved as animals adapted from aquatic to terrestrial environments. Locomotion on land raises&#8230; …

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  • 19bristle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bristil, from brust bristle, from Old English byrst; akin to Old High German burst bristle, and perhaps to Latin fastigium top Date: 14th century a short stiff coarse hair or filament • bristlelike adjective II.&#8230; …

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  • 20Gray Wolf — Taxobox name = Gray Wolf fossil range = Late Pleistocene Recent status = LC status system = iucn3.1 trend = stable status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=Mech Boitani|year=2004|id=3746|title=Canis lupus|downloaded=2006 05 05 Database entry includes&#8230; …

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