"Ianthina" is a word in ENGLISH
Any gastropod of the genus Ianthina, of which various
species are found living in mid ocean; -- called also purple shell, and
violet snail.
... as a reminder that a white man could still kill him for nothing.
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One day an out of work mime is visiting the zoo and attemptsto earn some money as a street performer. Unfortunately, assoon as he starts to draw a crowd, a zoo keeper grabs him anddrags him into his office. The zoo-keeper explains to the mime that the zoo's mostpopular attraction, a gorilla, has died suddenly and thekeeper fears that attendance at the zoo will fall off. Heoffers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla until theycan get another one. The mime accepts. So the next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit andenters the cage before crowd comes. He discovers that it's agreat job. He can sleep all he wants, play and make fun ofpeople and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime.However, eventually the crowds tire of him and he tires ofjust swinging on tires. He begins to notice that the people are paying moreattention to the lion in the cag e next to his. Not wanting tolose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top ofhis cage, crawls across a partition, and dangles from the topto the lion's cage. Of course, this makes the lion furious,but the crowd loves it. At the end of the day the zoo-keepercomes and gives the mime a raise for being such a goodattraction. Well, this goes on for some time, the mime keeps tauntingthe lion, the crowds grow larger, and his salary keeps goingup. Then one terrible day when he is dangling over thefurious lion, he slips and falls. The mime is terrified. Thelion gathers itself and prepares to pounce. The mime is so scared that he begins to run round and roundthe cage with the lion close behind. Finally, the mime startsscreaming and yelling, "Help, Help me!" but the lion is quickand pounces. The mime soon finds himself flat on his back looking up atthe angry lion and the lion says, " Shut up you idiot! Do youwant to get us both fired?"
Not possessing a mantle; -- said of certain gastropods.
Read the complete definitionWith a narrow mouth, as the shell of certain gastropods.
Read the complete definitionA primary division of gastropods, including those having spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally developed.
Read the complete definitionHaving ears or appendages like ears; eared. Esp.: (a) (Bot.) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the …
Read the complete definitionn. an edible, fresh water, gastropodous mollusk with a round, thin shell. /MA-/ to feel dizzy and feverish due to …
Read the complete definitionA marine gastropod of the genus Crepidula. The species are numerous. It is so named from its form and interior …
Read the complete definitionHaving gills; branchiate; as, branchiferous gastropods.
Read the complete definitionA gastropod shell belonging to the family Cerithiidae; -- so called from its hornlike form.
Read the complete definitionOne of a group of gastropod mollusks, with a shell composed of eight movable dorsal plates. See Polyplacophora.
Read the complete definitionHaving a mantle; -- applied to certain gastropods.
Read the complete definitionA subclass of gastropod mollusks in which the sexes are separate. It includes most of the large marine species, like …
Read the complete definitionAn order of gastropods, including the true limpets, and having the teeth on the odontophore or lingual ribbon.
Read the complete definitionA marine gastropod, of several species, which kills oysters and other bivalves by drilling holes through the shell. The most …
Read the complete definitionA smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus Ovulum, resembling an egg in form.
Read the complete definitionOne of the lateral lobes of the foot in certain gastropods.
Read the complete definitionA large division of gastropod molluske, including the Pulmonifera and Opisthobranchiata.
Read the complete definitionA genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called …
Read the complete definitionOne of numerous species of marine gastropod shells, belonging to Ranella and allied genera.
Read the complete definitionSame as Gastropod.
Read the complete definitionSame as Gastropodous.
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