tubular trap — 1) a funnel shaped trap in the form of a long, narrowing tube. Beyond a certain point, any fish in the funnel is unable to turn around or back up because of the narrow space and the fish s own spiny fin rays. Some of these traps may have thorns… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Little Hermit — Taxobox name = Little Hermit status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Apodiformes familia = Trochilidae genus = Phaethornis species = P. longuemareus binomial = Phaethornis longuemareus… … Wikipedia
Stripe-throated Hermit — Conservation status Least Concern … Wikipedia
Buff-tailed Sicklebill — The Black billed Sicklebill ( Epimachus albertisi ), a bird of paradise from New Guinea, is also sometimes called Buff tailed Sicklebill . Taxobox name = Buff tailed Sicklebill image width = 220px status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum =… … Wikipedia
Tooth-billed Hummingbird — Taxobox name = Tooth billed Hummingbird status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Apodiformes familia = Trochilidae genus = Androdon genus authority = Gould, 1863 species = A. aequatorialis… … Wikipedia
Rhinoplasty — For the album by Primus, see Rhinoplasty (album). Rhinoplasty Intervention Rhinoplasty: The lower lateral cartilage (greater alar cartilage) exposed for plastic modification via the left nostril … Wikipedia
Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… … Universalium
Carnivorous plant — Insectivorous Plants redirects here. For the book by Charles Darwin, see Insectivorous Plants (book). Nepenthes mirabilis in flower, growing on a road cut in Palau Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients (but not … Wikipedia
cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… … Universalium
tunnels and underground excavations — ▪ engineering Introduction Great tunnels of the world Great tunnels of the worldhorizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A vertical opening … Universalium