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pipevine swallowtail (from the article "lepidopteran") ...different mimetic females of this single species of swallowtail. In North America the tiger swallowtail ...
Pipidae (from the article "Anura") ...tongue free and protrusible; body robust; burrowing; aquatic larvae present; Mexico and Central America; 1 ...
Pipil (from the article "Central America") ...substantially affected the development of Mayan civilization, while central Mexican Nahuatl influence challenged the Maya ...
Pipil language (from the article "Mesoamerican Indian languages") ...rest of the group. The Aztec complex is considered by some to be a single ...
piping (from the article "river") ...the present episode of gullying seems merely to have been intensified by man's use of ...
Pipiolo and Pelucon members of the two political partisan groups active in Chilean politics for about a century ...
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Pipkov, Lyubomir (from the article "Bulgaria") ...concentrated on solo and choral vocal works. Between World War I and World War II, ...
Pipoidea (from the article "Anura") ...to about 10 cm (4 inches). Pipanura Suborder Mesobatrachia Superfamily Pipoidea Vertebrae opisthocoelous; pectoral girdle arciferal; ribs absent or ...
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Piptadenia peregrina (from the article "cohoba") hallucinogenic snuff made from the seeds of a tropical American tree (Piptadenia peregrina ) and used ...
Piqua city, Miami county, western Ohio, U.S., on the Great Miami River, 27 miles (43 km) ...
pique work decorative technique, usually employed on tortoiseshell, in which inlaid designs are created by means of ...
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pir (from the article "Islamic world") ...with his love and with love of him, and then by acquiring life-transforming self-possession and ...
Pir Panjal Range part of the western Punjab Himalayas, lying in northwestern India and northern Pakistan and extending ... [2 Related Articles]
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Pir Sultan Abdal (from the article "Islamic arts") ...Empire. His verses are full of burlesque and even coarse images: in their odd mixture ...
Piracicaba city, in the highlands of east-central Sao Paulo estado (state), southeastern Brazil. ...
piracy (from the article "Performing Arts") ...many had been taken from recordings by other pianists. The hoax was described by a ...
piracy any robbery or other violent action, for private ends and without authorization by public authority, ... [18 Related Articles]
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pirarucu ancient, air-breathing, giant fish of Amazonian rivers and lakes. One of the largest freshwater fishes ... [4 Related Articles]
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pirate perch (Aphredoderus sayanus ), freshwater fish that is the sole member of the family Aphredoderidae. The pirate ...
pirate radio (from the article "Pirate radio") On Easter 1964 Radio Caroline began broadcasting from a ship anchored in international waters off ...
pirate spider any member of the family Mimetidae (order Araneida), noted for its habit of eating other ...
Pircas (from the article "Andes Mountains") ...north of Aconcagua lies Mount Mercedario (22,211 feet), and between them are the high passes ...
Pire, Dominique Belgian cleric and educator who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1958 for ...
Pirelli Building (from the article "Nervi, Pier Luigi") In 1955, in association with a group of architects, Nervi helped design the first skyscraper ...
Pirelli Family an Italian family of industrialists who contributed to the development of production and commerce in ...
Pirelli SpA international holding company and major Italian manufacturer of tires and other rubber products. It is ...
Pirelli, Alberto (from the article "Pirelli Family") His two sons, Piero (b. Jan. 27, 1881, Milan-d. Aug. 7, 1956, Milan) and Alberto ...
Pirelli, Giovanni Battista (from the article "Pirelli Family") Giovanni Battista Pirelli (b. Dec. 27, 1848, Varenna, Como, Austrian Empire [Italy]-d. Oct. 20, 1932, ...
Pirelli, Piero (from the article "Pirelli Family") His two sons, Piero (b. Jan. 27, 1881, Milan-d. Aug. 7, 1956, Milan) and Alberto ...
Pirenne, Henri Belgian educator and scholar, one of the most eminent scholars of the Middle Ages and ... [3 Related Articles]
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Pires, Tome (from the article "Indonesia") ...There were similar new harbour kingdoms on the northern coast of Java, several of which-including ...
Piri (from the article "Ramazan Dynasty") ...was deposed by the Mamluks and sought refuge with the Ottoman sultan Selim I, who ...
piri (from the article "Sikhism") Under the sixth Guru, however, the doctrine of miri /piri ...
Pirie, Norman Wingate British biochemist and virologist who, with his long-time collaborator, Frederick Bawden, demonstrated that the genetic ...
piriform sinus (from the article "speech") ...from this ring enclosing the laryngeal vestibule, the mucous membrane descends downward to cover the ...
Pirin Blagoevgrad (from the article "Football") ...but the Hungarian federation overturned the decision. Ferencvaros, the most popular team in Hungary, with ...
Pirin Mountains (from the article "Bulgaria") ...(2,190 metres) at Golyam Perelik Peak; the Rila Mountains, rising to 9,596 feet (2,925 metres) ...
Pirithous in Greek mythology, the son of Ixion and the companion and helper of the hero ... [2 Related Articles]
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Pirmez, Octave one of the outstanding Belgian men of letters of the period immediately before the literary ...
pirogue in its simplest form, a dugout made from one log, but also a number of ...
Piron, Alexis French dramatist and wit who became famous for his epigrams and for his comedy La ...
Pirosh, Robert (from the article "1949: Other Winners") Screenplay: Joseph L. Mankiewicz for A Letter to Three Wives Motion Picture Story: Douglas Morrow for ...
pirouette (French: "to whirl about"), ballet turn in place on one leg. The pirouette is often ... [1 Related Articles]
pirouette (from the article "dressage") ...and extension, all in response to barely perceptible movements of its rider's hands, legs, and ...
pirouette a la seconde (from the article "pirouette") ...which women usually perform on toe (pointe) and men on the ball of the foot ...
pirouette en dedans (from the article "pirouette") ...toward the raised leg (en dehors: "outside," or "backward") or the supporting leg (en dedans: ...
pirouette en dehors (from the article "pirouette") ...grande pirouette, it is extended in the second position at a 90° angle to the ...
pirouette sur le cou-de-pied (from the article "pirouette") ...about"), ballet turn in place on one leg. The pirouette is often done in spectacular ...
pirozhki (from the article "turnover") ...fillings; the empanada of South and Central America frequently contains a mixture of chopped meats, ...
Pirquet's reaction (from the article "Pirquet, Clemens, Freiherr von") In Pirquet's skin test for tuberculosis, a drop of tuberculin is scratched into the surface ...
Pirquet's skin test (from the article "Pirquet, Clemens, Freiherr von") In Pirquet's skin test for tuberculosis, a drop of tuberculin is scratched into the surface ...
Pirquet, Clemens, Freiherr von Austrian physician who originated a tuberculin skin test that bears his name.
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Pirrotta, Nino (from the article "opera") ...(a sort of humanistic discussion group) that met in the late 1570s and early 1580s ...
Pirsig, Robert M. (from the article "American literature") ...such as Frank Conroy's Stop-Time (1967) and Lillian Hellman's personal and political memoirs, including An ...
Pirsson, Louis Valentine geologist whose studies of the igneous rocks of Montana revealed many previously unknown varieties. In ... [1 Related Articles]
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pirtizas (from the article "Baltic religion") ...planting. The birth of a child was especially noted; it usually took place in the ...
Pisa city, central Italy, in the Toscana (Tuscany) regione . The city lies on ... [6 Related Articles]
Pisa (from the article "spider crab") Pisa, 1.3 to 6 cm (0.5 to 2.4 inches) long, is found in the Mediterranean ...
Pisa, Council of in Roman Catholic church history, a council convened in 1409 with the intention of ending ... [7 Related Articles]
Pisa, Council of (from the article "Leo X") ...five years of his pontificate. Called by Julius II two years before his death, the ...
pisaca (from the article "angel and demon") ...men include the raksasa s, grotesque and hideous beings of various shapes who haunt cemeteries, impel ...
Pisacane, Carlo (from the article "Mazzini, Giuseppe") ...Orsini on two unproductive missions to raise a revolt in Carrara. In 1856 he went ...
Pisanello, Il Italian medalist and painter, a major exponent of the International Gothic style. His early work ... [2 Related Articles]
Pisani, Niccolo Venetian admiral, renowned for his victories in the third war between the feuding republics of ...
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Pisani, Villa (from the article "Palladio, Andrea") ...such as the Pantheon in Rome had pedimented porticoes, houses, which preceded temples, would also ...
Pisano, Andrea one of the most important Italian sculptors of the 14th century whose chief works were ... [2 Related Articles]
Pisano, Bonnano (from the article "Leaning Tower of Pisa") Bonnano Pisano, the engineer in charge, sought to compensate for the lean by making the ...
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Pisano, Nino (from the article "Western sculpture") Andrea had a son, Nino Pisano, about whom little is known but from whose hand ...
Pisanosaurus (from the article "dinosaur") ...five or more sacral vertebrae, and a pubis whose main shaft points backward and down, ...
Pisarev, Dmitry I. (from the article "Russia") ...This tradition of social utilitarianism was initiated by the critic Vissarion Belinsky and carried further ...
Pisaster brevispinus (from the article "sea star") ...Maine to the Gulf of Mexico, and A. amurensis from the Bering Sea to Korea. ...
Pisaster ochraceus (from the article "boundary ecosystem") ...predators such as starfish control the abundance of grazing animals. In classic experiments on the ...
Pisatis (from the article "Elis") ...on the north by Achaea, on the east by Arcadia, and on the south by ...
Piscataquis county, central Maine, U.S. It comprises a largely mountainous region drained by the Piscataquis, Pleasant, ...
Piscator, Erwin theatrical producer and director famed for his ingenious Expressionistic staging techniques. He was the originator ... [2 Related Articles]
Pisces (Latin: Fishes), in astronomy, zodiacal constellation lying between Aries and Aquarius, at about 1 hour ...
Piscicola (from the article "annelid") ...host tissue; jawless; distinct blood vessels contain colourless blood; freshwater or marine inhabitants; size, minute ...
piscina in Roman times, an artificial reservoir used for swimming or as a fish pond. During ...
Pisco city and port, southwestern Peru, along the Pacific at the mouth of the Pisco River. ... [2 Related Articles]
pisco (from the article "brandy") ...sweetened and usually darkened with caramel, and ouzo, colourless and flavoured with anise or licorice. ...
Pisemsky, Aleksey Feofilaktovich novelist and playwright whom many critics rank with the great masters of Russian Realism, though ...
Pisgah, Mount (from the article "Cripple Creek") city, seat (1899) of Teller county, central Colorado, U.S., overlooked by Mount Pisgah (10,400 feet ...
Pishin town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The present town, founded by the British as a military and ...
pishtaq (from the article "Islamic arts") ...towers were mausoleums. These were particularly typical of northern Iran. The other characteristic architectural type ...
Pisidia ancient region of southern Asia Minor, located north of Pamphylia and west of Isauria and ...
Pisidian language poorly attested member of the ancient Anatolian languages. Documentation for Pisidian is extremely sparse, comprising ... [1 Related Articles]
Piso, Gaius Calpurnius (from the article "Lucan") ...as a poet and halted further public readings of his poetry. Already disenchanted by Nero's ...
Piso, Gnaeus Calpurnius (from the article "Germanicus Julius Caesar") ...became consul for the second time. Before taking office, however, he received supreme command over ...
pisolite (from the article "pisolite") spheroidal crystalline particle larger than 2 millimetres in diameter (see oolite).IMAGE various carbonate rocks Photomicrographs ...
pissaladiera (from the article "Cote d'Azur") The region's cuisine relies heavily on garlic and olive oil. Mayonnaise is made with olive ...
Pissarro, Camille painter and printmaker who was a key figure in the history of Impressionism. Pissarro was ... [12 Related Articles]
Pissevache Fall waterfall on the Salanfe River, a tributary of the Rhone, in Valais canton, Switzerland, a ...
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