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Pyrameis Atalanta
Admiral Ad"mi*ral, n. [OE. amiral, admiral, OF. amiral, ultimately fr. Ar. am[=i]r-al-bahr commander of the sea; Ar. am[=i]r is commander, al is the Ar. article, and am[=i]r-al, heard in different titles, was taken as one word. Early forms of the word show confusion with L. admirabilis admirable, fr. admirari to admire. It is said to have been introduced into Europe by the Genoese or Venetians, in the 12th or 13th century. Cf. Ameer, Emir.] 1. A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets. 2. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet. Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing down upon his antagonist with all his canvas straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring from his broadsides. --E. Everett. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles. Admiral shell (Zo["o]l.), the popular name of an ornamental cone shell (Conus admiralis). Lord High Admiral, a great officer of state, who (when this rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval administration of Great Britain.

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- Atalanta (/ˌætəˈlæntə/; Ancient Gr****: Ἀταλάντη, romanized: Atalántē, lit. 'equal in weight') is a heroine in Gr**** mythology. There are two versions of...
- Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly referred to as Atalanta, is a professional football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, who compete in Serie A...
- up atalanta or Atalanta in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Atalanta is a heroine in Gr**** mythology. Atalanta may also refer to: Vanessa atalanta, a...
- the Royal Navy have been named HMS Atalanta or HMS Atalante after the athlete in ancient Gr**** mythology. HMS Atalanta (1775) was a 14-gun sloop launched...
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- Manchester Art Gallery Bronze sculpture, 1929, Chelsea Embankment Gardens Atalanta is a statue by the British sculptor Francis Derwent Wood. It shows a naked...
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