Rajiformes, order Rajiformes, Batoidei, order Batoidei
(noun) fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ba*toi"de*i, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. a kind of ray + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The division of fishes which includes the rays and skates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
