ESOX

Esox, genus Esox

(noun) type and only genus of the family Esocidae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


E"sox, n. Etym: [L., a kind of pike.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of fresh-water fishes, including pike and pickerel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 December 2023

HORNBILL

(noun) bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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