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glossopetra
‖ glossoˈpetra Obs. [mod.Lat. use of L. glōssopetra (Pliny), a stone said to have the shape of the human tongue, a. Gr. γλωσσοπέτρα, f. γλῶσσα tongue + πέτρα rock.] ? Some kind of fossil tooth.1668 Evelyn Diary 23 July, At the Royal Society, were presented divers glossa petra's. 1794 Sullivan View N...
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shark
▪ I. shark, n.1 (ʃɑːk) Also 6–7 sharke. [Of obscure origin. The word seems to have been introduced by the sailors of Captain (afterwards Sir John) Hawkins's expedition, who brought home a specimen which was exhibited in London in 1569. The source from which they obtained the word has not been ascert...
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