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Boselaphus or Portax tragocamelus
Nylghau Nyl"ghau, Nylgau Nyl"gau, n. [Hind. & Per. n[=i]lg[=a]w, prop., a blue cow; Per. n[=i]l blue + g[=a]w cow. See Lilac, and Cow the animal.] (Zo["o]l.) A large Asiatic antelope (Boselaphus, or Portax, tragocamelus), found in Northern India. It has short horns, a black mane, and a bunch of long hair on the throat. The general color is grayish brown. [Written also neelghau, nilgau, and nylghaie.]
Camelus dromedarius
Dromedary Drom"e*da*ry (dr[u^]m"[-e]*d[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl. Dromedaries. [F. dromadaire, LL. dromedarius, fr. L. dromas (sc. camelus), fr. Gr. droma`s running, from dramei`n, used as aor. of tre`chein to run; cf. Skr. dram to run.] (Zo["o]l.) The Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius), having one hump or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the Bactrian camel, which has two humps. Note: In Arabia and Egypt the name is restricted to the better breeds of this species of camel. See Deloul.
Struthio camelus
Ostrich Os"trich, n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF. ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird + struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf. Aviary, Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.] (Zo["o]l.) A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high. Note: The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes. The body of the male is covered with elegant black plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the most valuable white plumes. Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc. Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for the sake of their feathers, etc. Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern (Onoclea Struthiopteris), the tall fronds of which grow in a circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in Europe and North America.

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- Amelus nigripennis is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Amelus. "Amelus Chaudoir, 1873". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved...
- eye, tooth for tooth, limb for limb was the penalty for ****ault upon an amelu. Vlastos, Gregory (1 April 1986). "Socratic rejection of the Lex talionis"...
- Otobo Site Umakpo; Otobo Site Umakpo Uwani; Otobo Umakpo Uwenu; Otobo Site Amelu; Otobo Uwenu Amube; Otobo Ukwuoto Amube; Otobo Agu Amegbu Amube; Otobo Umungwoke;...
- of the Poor, Forlorn Wren • Šu'ila • Šulgi Prophecy • Šumma ālu • Šumma amēlu kašip • Šumma immeru • Šumma Izbu • Šumma liptu • Šumma sinništu qaqqada...
- be freed and dedicated to a temple, or even adopted, when he became an amelu and not a mushkenu. Slaves were recruited by purchase abroad, from captives...
- as Prophilus, Joe Jameson as Nearchus, Adam Lawrence as both Phulas and Amelus, and Thalissa Teixeira as Euphrania. The production was directed by Caroline...
- 482105 Abam; Amebia; Ekerigwe; Ndiagu; Ndioffia; Ndufu Ukwuachi; Ndufu-Amelu; Ndufu-Azuinyirigwu; Ngbogoroafunu Ezza North AmaEzekwe 842110 Agbakoro;...
- dÌr-ra-i-mi-ti bàd ka-zal-luki ba-gal. NU-NÍG-SAG-ÍL-e. I-k[u-un]-pi-Iš8-tár. Enuma amelu muḫḫu-šu išata u-kal. (21) [na]p-šá-la-tú tak-ṣi-ra-nu lat-ku-tu4 ba-ru-ti...
- King-Lord-mine–! — 56. ù hal-qu gáb-bi lú.mešha-zi-a-nu-ti ___u ḫalāqu gabbu, – lú(amēlu)-meš-Hazannu–!, ___and over-taken all, – men-(pl.)-Hazannu–! 57. šum-ma...
- is used to name the workers as: LÚ-MEŠ-(plural)–ma-as-sà-meš-(plural), (amēlu-m****u) In the Epic of Gilgamesh, (Tablets I-XII) it is used as follows:...