General science

General science

A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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A large subclass of the class Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons) of the division Magnoliophyta (Angiospermae), the flowering plants, consisting of 11 orders, 49 families, and more than 60,000 species. The ...

Charadriiformes

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A large, diverse, worldwide order of shore and aquatic birds found from dry plains to the open ocean, and from the tropics to the high latitudes. Charadriiformes may be closely related to the pigeons ...

Agouti

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A large rodent that resembles the rabbit or hare in size and shape as well as in the elongated hindlegs, which make them well adapted for speed (see illustration ). The agouti and the closely ...

Coxsackievirus

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A large subgroup of the genus Enterovirus in the family Picornaviridae. The coxsackieviruses produce various human illnesses, including aseptic meningitis, herpangina, pleurodynia, and ...

Kentucky coffee tree

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A large, strikingly distinct tree, Gymnocladus dioica , which usually grows 80–90 ft (24–27 m) high, but sometimes attains a height of 110 ft (33 m) and a diameter of 5 ft (1.5 m). The species ...

Asparagales

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A large, widespread order of petaloid monocotyledons consisting of 29 families and about 26,000 species. Asparagales are clearly circumscribed in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence analyses but are ...

Craton

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A large, relatively stable portion of the Earth's crust. Although ocean basins originally were considered low cratons, today the term applies only to continents. Continental (high) cratons are the ...