After the chicken, the House Sparrow is the most widely distributed bird species in the world, occurring on all continents except Antarctica and on most human-inhabited islands. Although its Latin name is Passer domesticus, it is certainly not domesticated. In fact, it is widely regarded as a...
Plantagenet- the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485 Plantagenet line dynasty- a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family royal family,royal house,royal line,royalty- royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty" ...
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word house-finch. Examples Afterwards he was identified as the house-finch, which rejoices in the high-sounding Latin name of _Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis_. Birds of the Rockies 1896 My first meeting with the blithesome ...
“As we talk about my parents, my mother Dollie - [ a native of Antigua, West Indies] - loved calypso music; we listened to the Mighty Sparrow and Harry Belafonte and with my dad [the great alto saxophonist Jackie McLean], we listened to his contemporaries like Freddie Redd, Jimmy Smith...
“Atlantis” makes an appearance from Shorter’s 1985 album of the same name. It’s played here as a ballad with a Latin tinge and a muscular bass line. The band reaches an early summit collectively about three minutes in, but Shorter keeps exploring, and ultimately lands on a tune that...
Here’s Elihu’s signature character, Stanley the Sparrow. And look what I found at the junk shop! Elihu loves polkas as much as he does aviation, so this was a must-have! Seriously, Bob Stanley and his Polka Kings? (Plus that whacky mid-century art that mom really digs!) Major sco...
However, the point of building this house was to be all green and smug and eco and,although compromises needed to be made over the process, it’s really the carbon emissions from space and water heating I think I ought to be minimizing. So how do we do in this regard?
As was pre-ordained, the House Judiciary Committeepassed HR 1808on to the full House of Representatives yesterday. The bill moved on after a party-line vote which was preceded by some of the most entertaining debate and testimony in recent memory. And by entertaining, we mean in...
After the chicken, the House Sparrow is the most widely distributed bird species in the world, occurring on all continents except Antarctica and on most human-inhabited islands. Although its Latin name is Passer domesticus, it is certainly not domesticated. In fact, it is widely regarded as a...
3.(Placename) of or relating to Anjou or its inhabitants 4.(Historical Terms) of or relating to the Plantagenet kings of England between 1154 and 1216 [from French, from medieval LatinAndegavinus, fromAndegavum, Angers capital of Anjou] ...