Translations of The Lord of the Rings — The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien appeared 1954–55 in the original English. It has since been translated, with various degrees of success, into dozens of other languages. Tolkien, an expert in Germanic philology, scrutinized those that… … Wikipedia
Minor places in Middle-earth — Middle earth portal The stories of J. R. R. Tolkien s Middle earth legendarium contain references to numerous places. Some of these places are described below. See also: Minor places in Arda, Minor places in Beleriand, List o … Wikipedia
Cirith Ungol — (IPAEng|ˈkiriθ ˈuŋgɔl) is a location in J. R. R. Tolkien s fictional universe of Middle earth in his fantasy work The Lord of the Rings. The name is Sindarin for Spider s Cleft , or Pass of the Spider , presumably referring to the guardian of the … Wikipedia
Agatoxin — Agatoxins are a class of chemically diverse polyamine and peptide toxins which are isolated from the venom of various spiders. Their mechanism of action includes blockade of glutamate gated ion channels, voltage gated sodium channels, or voltage… … Wikipedia
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heteropteran — ▪ insect order Introduction any member of the insect order Heteroptera, which comprises the so called true bugs. (Some authorities use the name Hemiptera; others consider both the heteropterans and the homopterans to be suborders of the… … Universalium
skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… … Universalium
Vorkosigan Saga — The Vorkosigan Saga is a series of science fiction novels and short stories set in a common fictional universe by American author Lois McMaster Bujold.[1] Most of these were published between 1986 and 2002, with the exceptions being “Winterfair… … Wikipedia
List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
List of Nicktoons shorts — Here are many short films that appeared on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons. Contents 1 Oscar s Oasis 2 Doodlez 3 Tortellini Western 4 Leader Dog … Wikipedia
nervous system — Anat., Zool. 1. the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia. 2. a particular part of this system. Cf. autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous… … Universalium