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Grebe A grebe (/ˈɡriːb/) is a member of the order Podicipediformes and the only type of bird associated with this order. Grebes are a widely distributed order of freshwater diving birds, some of which visit the sea when migrating and in winter. This order contains only a single family, the Podicipedidae, containing 22 species in 6 extant genera.
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- Video demonstration of preparing crêpes. A crêpe or crepe (/kreɪp/ or /krɛp/, French: [kʁɛp], Quebec French: [kʁaɪ̯p]) is a type of very thin pastry, usually made from wheat flour (crêpes de froment) or buckwheat flour (galettes).
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- IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern. Part bird, part submarine, the Pied-billed Grebe is common across much of North America. These small brown birds have unusually thick bills that turn silver and black in summer. These expert divers inhabit sluggish rivers, freshwater marshes, lakes, and estuaries.
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Grenz infantry Grenz infantry. See also: Imperial and Royal Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Grenz infantry or Grenzers (from German: Grenzer; Croatian: graničari, krajišnici, Serbian Cyrillic: граничари, крајишници) were light infantry troops who came from the Military Frontier in the Habsburg Monarchy (later the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary).
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Tavares (group) Tavares (also known as The Tavares Brothers) is an American R&B, funk, and soul music group, composed of five Cape Verdean-American brothers. Born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, they would later move to New Bedford, Massachusetts.
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- Arabesque is a global asset management firm, using self-learning quant models and big data to assess the performance and sustainability of companies. Arabesque is a global asset management firm, using self-learning quant models and big data to assess the performance and sustainability of companies.
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Wiebe Meaning The name Wiebe is of German origin. The meaning of Wiebe is war. Wiebe is generally used as a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable and is pronounced Wiebe.
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- Foie gras (/ˌfwɑːˈɡrɑː/ , French for fat liver) is a luxury food product made of the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened. By French law, foie gras is defined as the liver of a duck or goose fattened by force-feeding corn with a feeding tube, a process also known as gavage.In Spain and other countries outside of France it is occasionally produced using natural feeding.oie gras is a popular and well-known delicacy in French cuisine. Its flavor is described as rich, buttery, and delicate, unlike that of an ordinary duck or goose liver.
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Tribe The word is from Old French tribu, in turn from Latin tribus, referring to the original tripartite ethnic division of the Ancient Roman state: Ramnes (Ramnenses), Tities (Titienses), and Luceres, corresponding, according to Marcus Terentius Varro, to the Latins, Sabines, and Etruscans, respectively.ribe is a contested term due to its roots in colonialism. The word has no shared referent, whether in political form, kinship relations or shared culture.
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- General Description. Clark's Grebes are large and slender with long necks and long, thin bills. Their plumage is dark gray above and white below, with a clear color division. The top of the face is black and the bottom white. In Clark's Grebe, the black does not extend below the eye.
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Grebe Grebes live in freshwater (lakes or rivers). Some species of grebe will go to saltwater (sea / ocean) when they are migrating. This is when birds fly to live in a different place in summer or winter.Grebes only migrate if they live in North America, Europe or Asia.Grebes in South America, Africa and Asia do not migrate. grebe is a medium sized bird. They are in the family Podicipedidae. There are 22 species of grebe.
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The Wiersbe Bible Study Series (45 books) The Wiersbe Bible Study Series will incorporate material from Warren's popular series of expositional Old Testament and New Testament commentaries (known as the Be Series) into a small group Bible study format, consisting of a Bible book introduction, tips for small group study, self-introspective questions, and practical application.
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- Sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name sheep applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries.
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Grus (constellation) Grus (/ˈɡrʌs/, or colloquially /ˈɡruːs/) is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the crane, a type of bird. It is one of twelve constellations conceived by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman.
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Trombiculidae Trombiculidae (/trɒmbɨˈkjuːlɨdiː/ (also called berry bugs, harvest mites, red bugs, scrub-itch mites and aoutas) are a family of mites.The best known of the Trombiculidae are the chiggers.higgers attach to the host, pierce the skin, inject enzymes into the bite wound that digest cellular contents, and then suck up the digested tissue through a tube formed by hardened skin cells called a stylostome. They do not burrow into the skin or suck blood, as is commonly assumed.
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Mistresses  (U.S. TV series) Mistresses is an American mystery drama and soap opera television series based on the 2008–10 U.K. series of the same name, about the lives of four female friends and their involvement in an array of illicit and complex relationships.
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ABOUT CRES Forum is a non-profit organization committed to educating the public and influencing the national conversation about commonsense clean energy. It is time for actionable, market-friendly, fiscally responsible clean energy solutions.
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The Early Republic The Plebeians (Plebs) made up the majority of Rome's inhabitants. Plebeians were a class of citizens who were usually non aristocratic farmers, artisans and shopkeepers, and some were wealthy.
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- Planetesimals are small bodies of rock and/or ice that form by accretion in the protoplanetary disk s of protostellar systems. These small objects continue to accrete and merge until finally a planetary system is formed.
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Western grebe The western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) is a species in the grebe family of water birds. Folk names include dabchick, swan grebe and swan-necked grebe. Western grebe fossils from the Late Pleistocene of SW North America were described as a distinct species, but later ranked as a paleosubspecies Aechmophorus occidentalis lucasi.
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GRE He's rich an' goodlookin', an' a GRE't chieft an' a sho'-'nuff fighter, an' he kin do 'bout w'at he please wid tu'rr creeturs. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. Monsieur Vidocq calls a horse GREs—this again is a gipsy word—gras, GRE, graste, and gris.
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The Homeowners Column Grubs are the immature stages of some beetles. In our area the highest populations are annual white grubs. Grubs are whitish, c shaped and wormlike. The adult is the tan 3/4 inch June beetle.
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GREBE • GREBE (noun). The noun GREBE has 1 sense: 1. small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet.Familiarity information: GREBE used as a noun is very rare. GREBE (noun). The noun GREBE has 1 sense: 1. small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet.
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- Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari (also known as Acarina) and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology. In soil ecosystems, mites are favored by high organic matter content and by moist conditions, wherein they actively engage in the fragmentation and mixing of organic matter.
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Grenadier Guards The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry.It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to The Life Guards.odern Grenadier Guardsmen wear a cap badge of a  grenade fired proper with seventeen flames. This cap badge has to be cleaned twice a day – once in the morning, and once in the afternoon. A tarnished grenade is severely frowned upon.
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Plebs In ancient Rome, the plebs were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census. From the 4th century BC or earlier, some of the most prominent and wealthy Roman families, as identified by their gens name, were of plebeian status (see Roman naming conventions).