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923 lines
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{
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"cephalic index":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the ratio multiplied by 100 of the maximum breadth from side to side of the head to its maximum length from front to back in living individuals \u2014 compare cranial index":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As a borfie, with a long snout, Nathan has a lower cephalic index . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-085500"
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},
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"cephalopod":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a class (Cephalopoda) of marine mollusks including the squids, cuttlefishes, and octopuses that move by expelling water from a tubular siphon under the head and that have a group of muscular usually sucker-bearing arms around the front of the head, highly developed eyes, and usually a sac containing ink which is ejected for defense or concealment":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8se-f\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccp\u00e4d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Octopus bimaculoides, or the California two-spot octopus, is a common lab cephalopod that scientists can get from the wild. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"While gene editing with the lesser Pacific striped octopus remains elusive, the species could help tackle another cephalopod mystery. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Yet even then the hush under water, where these creatures lived, was probably punctuated only by the skittering of arthropod feet across sand or the faint grinding of a cephalopod breaking a shell. \u2014 Michael B. Habib, Scientific American , 1 Jan. 2022",
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"To evaluate a cephalopod 's beak, taxonomists will use chemicals to dissolve the tissues around the mouth, reports Hakai. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Apr. 2021",
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"The cephalopod in question is called a ram\u2019s horn squid (Spirula spirula), the only living member of a unique family of squid. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Nov. 2020",
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"The 13-foot-high cephalopod which has popped up in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, has eight pink arms and zero protection against airborne viruses. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 8 May 2021",
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"Human viewers empathize with this cephalopod , whose intelligence and curiosity are apparent in the documentary. \u2014 Anna Blaustein, Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2021",
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"What is My Octopus Teacher if not a cephalopod Mister Rogers? \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 1 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"ultimately from cephal- + Greek pod-, pous foot \u2014 more at foot":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-102751"
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},
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"cephalic module":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an anthropological measure of absolute head size obtained by averaging the length, breadth, and auricular height of the head":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015249"
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},
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"cephalothorax":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the united head and thorax of an arachnid or higher crustacean":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccsef-\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8th\u014d(\u0259)r-\u02ccaks, -\u02c8th\u022f(\u0259)r-",
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"\u02ccse-f\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8th\u022fr-\u02ccaks"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Opillonids, also called harvestmen, consist of one basic body segment \u2014 plus legs \u2014 while spiders have two main body parts: the cephalothorax and abdomen. \u2014 Fox News , 3 Jan. 2014",
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"During the molting process, tarantulas contract their abdomens, which pushes fluid into the upper body, or cephalothorax . \u2014 National Geographic , 24 May 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022108"
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},
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"Cephalotus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a monotypic genus (coextensive with the family Cephalotaceae of the order Rosales) of Australian perennial herbaceous marsh plants having some leaves modified to saclike pitchers with lids and thickened rims and comprising the Australian pitcher plant":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccsef\u0259\u02c8l\u014dt\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek kephal\u014dtos headed, from kephal\u0113 head":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032143"
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},
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"cephalothin":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from cephalosporin and used in the form of its sodium salt C 16 H 15 N 2 NaO 6 S 2":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8se-f\u0259-l\u0259-th\u0259n",
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"\u02c8sef-\u0259-l\u0259-(\u02cc)thin",
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"-\u02ccthin"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"cephalo sporin + thi- + -in entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044845"
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},
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"cephalic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the head":[
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"cephalic measurements"
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],
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": directed toward or situated on or in or near the head":[
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"gastropods with cephalic tentacles",
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"dragons with cephalic horns"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"s\u0259-\u02c8fa-lik",
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"s\u0259-\u02c8fal-ik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This provides an argument that mantas are sensing their local environment with their cephalic lobes. \u2014 Melissa Cristina M\u00e1rquez, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
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"Fisher and her husband ultimately opted for external cephalic version. \u2014 Julia Naftulin, Health.com , 16 Jan. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French c\u00e9phalique , from Latin cephalicus , from Greek kephalikos , from kephal\u0113 head; akin to Old High German gebal skull, Old Norse gafl gable, Tocharian A \u015bp\u0101l head":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060358"
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},
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"cephalosporin":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several antibiotics produced by an imperfect fungus (genus Acremonium synonym Cephalosporium )":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccse-f\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8sp\u022fr-\u0259n",
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"\u02ccsef-\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8sp\u014dr-\u0259n, -\u02c8sp\u022fr-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The researchers examined which children had been given prescriptions for penicillin, penicillin with B-lactamase inhibitor, cephalosporin , sulfonamide or macrolide within the first six months of life. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 20 Dec. 2019",
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"Inside, the investigator found a computer running tests on ingredients for cephalosporin , an oral antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. \u2014 Katherine Eban, WIRED , 7 Aug. 2019",
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"The superbug is resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics, a broad-spectrum group which includes methicillin as well as oxacillin and the cephalosporins . \u2014 Ranjit Devraj, Quartz India , 23 July 2019",
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"Subsequent to the transplant, the patients developed invasive infections from an E. coli strain that was resistant to a wide variety of antibiotics in the penicillin and cephalosporin groups. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 14 June 2019",
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"Yet, while there are many cephalosporins , only a handful have been reported to cause this reaction. \u2014 Richard Klasco, New York Times , 15 June 2018",
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"Most of these are cephalosporins , a class of broad-spectrum antibiotics that are used to treat a variety of infections. \u2014 Richard Klasco, New York Times , 15 June 2018",
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"In some cases, the results and your personal sensitivities to certain antibiotics like penicillin or cephalosporin may indicate that nitrofurantoin or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole are the best way to go. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 18 Jan. 2018",
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"The bacteria produce an enzyme called Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase that makes a range of antibiotics ineffective, including beta-lactams, penicillins, and cephalosporins . \u2014 NBC News , 6 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Cephalosporium , genus of fungi + -in entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072631"
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},
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"Cephalophus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of small alert African antelopes comprising the typical duikers some of which are no larger than hares":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8fal\u0259f\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, irregular from cephal- + Greek lophos crest":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082212"
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},
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"Cephalopterus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of birds of the family Cotingidae including the umbrella bird and its related forms that are remarkable for their development of crests and wattles":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccsef\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4pt\u0259r\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from cephal- + -pterus":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100132"
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},
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"Cephalopholis":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of groupers (family Serranidae) including the coney ( C. fulvus ) and other food fish":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from cephal- + Pholis , genus of fishes, from Greek ph\u014dlis , a sea fish that hides in mud; akin to Greek ph\u014dleos den and perhaps to Old English b\u016ban to dwell":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100212"
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},
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"cephalin":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": phosphatidylethanolamine":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sef-",
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"\u02c8se-",
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"\u02c8ke-f\u0259-l\u0259n",
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"\u02c8kef-\u0259-l\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1899, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102904"
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},
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"Cephalina":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a tribe of gregarines comprising forms with septate trophozoites that do not undergo schizogony and are inhabitants of the alimentary tract of arthropods and other invertebrates":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccsef\u0259\u02c8l\u012bn\u0259",
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"-l\u0113-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from cephal- + -ina":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105301"
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},
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"cephalophine":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the duikers":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8fal\u0259\u02ccf\u012bn"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Cephalophus + English -ine":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134503"
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},
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"cepharanthine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an alkaloid C 37 H 38 N 2 O 6 obtained from the tuberous roots of a Formosan plant ( Stephania cepharantha ) and used experimentally in the treatment of tuberculosis":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccsef\u0259\u02c8ran\u02ccth\u012bn",
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"-th\u0259\u0307n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"cepharanth- (from New Latin cepharantha , specific epithet of Stephania cepharantha ) + -ine":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000133"
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},
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"Cephalonia":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"island of western Greece in the Ionians area 288 square miles (746 square kilometers)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccse-f\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-ny\u0259",
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"-n\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-062829"
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},
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"cephalaspid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any ostracoderm of the genus Cephalaspis , family Cephalaspidae, or class Cephalaspida":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8lasp\u0259\u0307d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Cephalaspid-, Cephalaspis":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-085400"
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},
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"Cepheid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a class of variable stars whose very regular light variations are related directly to their intrinsic luminosities and whose apparent luminosities are used to estimate distances in astronomy":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8se-f(\u0113-)id",
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"\u02c8s\u0113-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Cepheus":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-094015"
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},
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"cephalon":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": head sense 1":[],
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": the anterior shield of a trilobite":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sef\u0259\u02ccl\u00e4n",
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"-\u0259l\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, irregular from Greek kephal\u0113 head":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-095335"
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},
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"cephaloridine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic C 19 H 17 N 3 O 4 S 2 derived from cephalosporin":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccse-f\u0259-\u02c8l\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113n",
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"\u02ccsef-\u0259-\u02c8l\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113n, -\u02c8l\u00e4r-",
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"-\u02c8l\u00e4r-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from cephal osp or in + -idine":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-101245"
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},
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"cephalometry":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the science of measuring the head in living individuals \u2014 compare craniometry":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccse-f\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-m\u0259-tr\u0113",
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"\u02ccsef-\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4m-\u0259-tr\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-160244"
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},
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"cephalization":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a tendency in the evolution of organisms to concentrate the sensory and neural organs in an anterior head":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccse-f\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-163952"
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},
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"Cephenemyia":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of large, grayish-brown beelike botflies (family Oestridae) with larvae parasitic in the nostrils and pharyngeal cavity of members of the deer family":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"s\u0259\u0307\u02ccf\u0113n\u0259\u02c8m\u012b(y)\u0259",
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"\u02ccsef\u0259n\u014d\u02c8-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin, from Greek k\u0113ph\u1e17n \"drone\" (perhaps a derivative of *k\u0113ph\u00f3s , going back to *k\u0101ph\u00f3s , in presumed ablaut relationship with k\u014dph\u00f3s \"blunt, dull, mute, dumb\") + New Latin -e- (probably erroneously for -o- -o- ) + -myia -myia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-170030"
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},
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"cephalob":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of the family Cephalobidae":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u00e4b",
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"\u02c8sef\u0259\u02ccl\u014db"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"modification of New Latin Cephalobidae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-192517"
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},
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"Cephalaspida":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a class or lesser division of primitive extinct vertebrates including Cephalaspis and a few related genera of Devonian ostracoderms":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-p\u0259d\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Cephalaspis + -ida":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-213834"
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},
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"Cephalobidae":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of rhabditoid nematode worms that are saprophagous or associated with the roots of plants \u2014 compare vinegar eel":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccsef\u0259\u02c8l\u014db\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Cephalobus , type genus (probably irregular from cephal- + -lobus ) + -idae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-222429"
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},
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"Cephalaspis":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus (the type of the family Cephalaspidae) of Devonian ostracoderms having the head covered by a flattened shield rounded in front and prolonged into posteriorly directed lateral points and the eyes close together in the middle of the head shield \u2014 see cephalaspida":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-p\u0259\u0307s"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from cephal- + -aspis":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-012833"
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},
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"cephaloid":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": capitate":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sef\u0259\u02ccl\u022fid"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"cephal- + -oid":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-014001"
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},
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"Cepheus":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a constellation between Cygnus and the north pole":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8s\u0113-\u02ccfy\u00fcs",
|
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"\u02c8s\u0113-f\u0113-\u0259s",
|
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"\u02c8se-"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin (genitive Cephei ), from Greek K\u0113pheus":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1563, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-032124"
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},
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"cephalad":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": toward the head or anterior end of the body":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8se-f\u0259-\u02cclad",
|
|
"\u02c8sef-\u0259-\u02cclad"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-043051"
|
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},
|
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"Cephalocereus":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a large genus of tropical American cacti (family Cactaceae) having usually columnar erect stems topped with white wool, no leaves, and showy nocturnal flowers and including the old-man cactus":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from cephal- + Cereus":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-065426"
|
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},
|
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"cephalate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a head or an enlargement suggesting a head":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"usually -t+V",
|
|
"\u02c8sef\u0259l\u0259\u0307t",
|
|
"-\u02ccl\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cephal- + -ate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-074433"
|
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},
|
|
"Cephaleuros":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of epiphytic and parasitic green algae (family Trentepohliaceae) that includes the causative organism of red rust":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccsef\u0259\u02c8lu\u0307r\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from cephal- + Greek eur\u014ds mold, mustiness; perhaps akin to Latin op erire to cover":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-081753"
|
|
},
|
|
"cephalexin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a semisynthetic cephalosporin C 16 H 17 N 3 O 4 S with a spectrum of antibiotic activity similar to the penicillins":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccse-f\u0259-\u02c8lek-s\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02ccsef-\u0259-\u02c8lek-s\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The most common organism responsible for perichondritis is a bug called Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a virulent pathogen with the ability to resist many antibiotics, including the cephalexin prescribed by Jessica\u2019s pediatrician. \u2014 Rick Pescatore, Philly.com , 20 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Jessica\u2019s pediatrician diagnosed a mild case of a bacterial skin infection known as cellulitis, and gave her a prescription for an antibiotic, cephalexin , along with the standard precautions. \u2014 Rick Pescatore, Philly.com , 20 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cephal osporin + -ex- (of unknown origin) + -in entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1967, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123401"
|
|
},
|
|
"cephalodium":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an irregular internal or external gall-like growth in lichens that differs from an isidium in having an algal component other than that natural to the lichen":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccsef\u0259\u02c8l\u014dd\u0113\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek kephal\u014dd\u0113s like a head (from kephal- cephal- + -\u014dd\u0113s -ode) + New Latin -ium":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150455"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cephus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus (the type of the family Cephidae) of small sawflies having larvae that bore in the stems of plants and including serious pests especially of cereal grasses \u2014 see wheat stem sawfly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8s\u0113f\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from New Latin, perhaps extracted from Greek k\u0113ph\u1e17n \"drone bee\"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163808"
|
|
},
|
|
"cephalochord":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cephalochordate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Cephalochorda":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174052"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cephalodiscus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of colonial Pterobranchia with the zooids inhabiting a common gelatinous tube or test":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from cephal- + -discus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205343"
|
|
},
|
|
"cephalochordate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an animal of the subphylum Cephalochordata : lancelet":[
|
|
"Although cephalochordates had achieved the primary characters of chordates\u2014notochord, dorsal hollow nerve cord, and pharyngeal gill slits\u2014as well as a postanal tail and segmental muscles throughout the trunk and tail, they lack many other features that characterize vertebrates.",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert L. Carroll , Patterns and Processes of Vertebrate Evolution , 1997"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccse-f\u0259-l\u014d-\u02c8k\u022fr-\u02ccd\u0101t",
|
|
"-d\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1904, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213402"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cepolidae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of elongated marine percoid fishes having the dorsal and anal fins elongated and confluent at the end of the pointed tail \u2014 see ribbonfish sense 1b":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-p\u014dl-",
|
|
"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8p\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Cepola , type genus (Linnaean name of unknown origin) + -idae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023312"
|
|
},
|
|
"Cephalochordata":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun plural"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8d\u0101t-\u0259",
|
|
"-\u02cck\u022fr-\u02c8d\u00e4t-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030117"
|
|
},
|
|
"cephal-":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": head":[
|
|
"cephal ad",
|
|
"cephalo pod"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from Greek kephal-, kephalo- , from kephal\u0113":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104931"
|
|
}
|
|
} |