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noun (canopies)
- A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
- The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
- In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.
- In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the speed.
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noun
- the cycle of carbon through the Earth"s biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere that includes such processes as photosynthesis, decomposition, and respiration
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| carrying capacity |
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noun
- The number of people or things that a vehicle is designed to carry
- The number of individuals of a particular species that an environment can support
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| chemotaxis |
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noun - (biology) (biochemistry) the movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant
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| climax |
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noun (pl=climaxes)
- The point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series; a culmination
- The turning point in a plot or dramatic action, especially one marking a change in the protagonist's affairs.
- A stage of ecological development where a community of organisms, is stable and capable of perpetuating itself.
- (slang) An orgasm.
verb (climax, es)
- To reach or bring to a climax
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| colony |
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noun (colonies)
- Region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country.
- Bermuda is a crown of Great Britain.
- A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
- ant
- The Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis), also known as the bluebubble, bluebottle or the man-of-war, is commonly thought of as a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore " a of specialized polyps and medusoids. Wikipedia article on (w, Portuguese Man o' War)
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| commensal |
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noun
- an organism partaking in such a relationship
adjective - (biology) of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected
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noun (communit, ies)
- Group of people sharing a common understanding who reveal themselves by using the same language, manners, tradition and law. (see civilization).
- Commune or residential/religious collective.
- The condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common.
- (Ecology) A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
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| competition |
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noun
- (uncountable) the action of competing
- The competition for this job is strong.
- (countable) a contest for a prize or award
- The newspaper is featuring a competition to win a car.
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| conserve |
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noun
- Wilderness where human development is prohibited.
- a jam or thick syrup made from fruit
verb (conserv, ing)
- To save for later use.
- To protect an environment.
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| consociation |
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noun
- Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy.
- Friendly with your kindred elements.
- A voluntary and permanent council or union of neighboring Congregational churches, for mutual advice and cooperation in ecclesiastical matters; a meeting of pasters and delegates from churches thus united.
- In Connecticut some of the Congregational churhes are associated in consociations and the others in conferences.
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| consumer |
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noun
- (economics) someone who trades money for goods as an individual.
- (biology) an organism that uses other organisms for food in order to gain energy.
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| cooperation |
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noun
- The act of cooperate, cooperating or being cooperative.
- Active help from a person, organization, et cetera.
- (economics) An association for mutual benefit, such as for purposes of production or purchase.
- (sociology) An activity shared for mutual benefit.
- (context, ecology) A mutually beneficial interaction among organisms living in a limited area.
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| coprophagous |
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adjective
- Feeding on excrement
- The coprophagous dog was always hungry.
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| cosmopolite |
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noun
- One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person
- the butterfly, painted lady
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| cover |
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noun
- A lid.
- The hiding from view.
- The front and back of a book or magazine.
- The top sheet of a bed.
- (music) A cover version; a cover song.
- (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
- A setting at a restaurant table.
- We need to set another for the Smith party.
- (topology) A set (more often known as a family) of sets, whose union contains the given set.
- The open intervals are a for the real numbers.
- A cover charge.
- There's a $15 tonight.
- (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
- (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
- (legal) In commercial law, refers to a buyer"s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.
verb
- To place something over or upon to conceal or protect.
- To feature, discuss, or mention.
- To provide enough money for.
- We've earned enough money to cover most of our costs.
- (music) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
- (context, military, police) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
- (music) Originally recorded by one artist, but later rerecorded by another artist.
- Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
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