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250 years ago, on 15 April 1775, the first comprehensive English dictionary was published in England – “The Dictionary of the English Language”, written by Samuel Johnson.
Though several English dictionaries already existed in the 18th century, they were not detailled enough to be deemed a guideline for using the English language correctly. Therefore, in 1746, Samuel Johnson was contracted to prepare such a work.
Johnson spent nearly nine years writing his dictionary. The completed work contained approx. 40,000 entries, which Johnson explained by definitions and literary quotations. Samuel Johnson’s dictionary influenced other authors of English dictionaries and was considered standard until the Oxford English Dictioary was published in 1884.
It walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three legs in the evening. What is it؟
Man (or woman). Crawls on all fours as a baby, walks on two legs as an adult and uses two legs and a cane when they're old.
What always runs but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?
Answer »
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts, egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most spediurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. Butterflies comprise the true butterflies (superfamily Papilionoidea), the skippers (superfamily Hesperioidea) and the moth-butterflies (superfamily Hedyloidea). All the many other families within the Lepidoptera are referred to as moths.
Butterflies exhibit polymorphism, mimicry and aposematism. Some, like the Monarch, will migrate over long distances. Some butterflies have evolved symbiotic and parasitic relationships with social insects such as ants. Some species are pests because in their larval stages they can damage domestic crops or trees; however, some species are agents of pollination of some plants, and caterpillars of a few butterflies (e.g., Harvesters) eat harmful insects. Culturally, butterflies are a popular motif in the visual and literary arts.
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antelope | |
beaver | |
bee | |
budgie | |
butterfly | |
buzzard |