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Cosmogonic
Cosmogonal Cos*mog"o*nal (k?z-m?g"?-nal), Cosmogonic
Cos`mo*gon"ic (k?z`m?-g?n"?k), Cosmogonical Cos`mo*gon"ic*al
(-g?n"?-kal), a.
Belonging to cosmogony. --B. Powell. Gladstone.
Cosmogonical
Cosmogonal Cos*mog"o*nal (k?z-m?g"?-nal), Cosmogonic
Cos`mo*gon"ic (k?z`m?-g?n"?k), Cosmogonical Cos`mo*gon"ic*al
(-g?n"?-kal), a.
Belonging to cosmogony. --B. Powell. Gladstone.
CosmogoniesCosmogony Cos*mog"o*ny (-n?), n.; pl. Cosmogonies (-n?z).
[Gr. kosmogoni`a; ko`smos the world + root of gi`gnesthai to
be born: cf. F. cosmogonie.]
The creation of the world or universe; a theory or account of
such creation; as, the poetical cosmogony of Hesoid; the
cosmogonies of Thales, Anaxagoras, and Plato. Cosmogonist
Cosmogonist Cos*mog"o*nist (k?z-m?g"?-n?st), n.
One who treats of the origin of the universe; one versed in
cosmogony.
GyrogoniteGyrogonite Gy*rog"o*nite, n. [Gr. ? circle, ring + ? fruit.]
(Paleon.)
The petrified fruit of the Chara hispida, a species of
stonewort. See Stonewort. --Lyell. Hormogonium
Hormogonium Hor`mo*go*ni"um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?a chain + ?
generation.] (Bot.)
A chain of small cells in certain alg[ae], by which the plant
is propogated.
IsogonicIsogonic I`so*gon"ic, a. [Iso- + Gr. ? angle.]
Pertaining to, or noting, equal angles.
Isogonic lines (Magnetism), lines traced on the surface of
the globe, or upon a chart, connecting places at which the
deviation of the magnetic needle from the meridian or true
north is the same. Isogonic
Isogonic I`so*gon"ic, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Characterized by isogonism.
Isogonic linesIsogonic I`so*gon"ic, a. [Iso- + Gr. ? angle.]
Pertaining to, or noting, equal angles.
Isogonic lines (Magnetism), lines traced on the surface of
the globe, or upon a chart, connecting places at which the
deviation of the magnetic needle from the meridian or true
north is the same. Isogonism
Isogonism I*sog"o*nism, n. [Iso- + Gr. ? offspring, generative
parts.] (Zo["o]l.)
The quality of having similar sexual zooids or gonophores and
dissimilar hydrants; -- said of certain hydroids.
Pogonichthys macrolepidotusSplit-tail Split"-tail`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A california market fish (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus)
belonging to the Carp family.
(b) The pintail duck. Pycnogonid
Pycnogonid Pyc*nog"o*nid, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Pycnogonida.
PycnogonidaPycnogonida Pyc`no*gon"i*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thick
crowded + ? knee.] (Zo["o]l.)
A class of marine arthropods in which the body is small and
thin, and the eight legs usually very long; -- called also
Pantopoda.
Note: The abdomen is rudimentary, and the triangular mouth is
at the end of a tubular proboscis. Many of them live at
great depths in the sea, and the largest of them
measure two feet across the extended legs. Spermatogonium
Spermatogonium Sper`ma*to*go"ni*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ????,
???, sperm + ??? offspring.] (Physiol.)
A primitive seminal cell, occuring in masses in the seminal
tubules. It divides into a mass (spermosphere) of small cells
(spermoblast), which in turn give rise to spermatozoids.
Spermogonium
Spermogonium Sper`mo*go"ni*um, n. [NL.; spermo- + Gr. ???
offspring.] (Bot.)
A conceptacle of certain lichens, which contains spermatia.
Sweitenia MahogoniSwietenia Swie*te"ni*a, n. [NL. Named after Gerard Van
Sweiten, physician to Maria Theresa of Austria.] (Bot.)
A genus of meliaceous trees consisting of one species
(Sweitenia Mahogoni), the mahogany tree. Swietenia MahogoniMadeira wood Madeira wood (Bot.)
(a) The mahogany tree (Swietenia Mahogoni).
(b) A West Indian leguminous tree (Lysiloma Latisiliqua)
the wood of which is used for boat trimming. Theogonic
Theogonic The`o*gon"ic, a.
Of or relating to theogony.
Theogonism
Theogonism The*og"o*nism, n.
Theogony. [R.]
Theogonist
Theogonist The*og"o*nist, n.
A writer on theogony.
Meaning of OGONI from wikipedia
- The
Ogoni is an
ethnic group located in
Rivers South-East
senatorial district of
Rivers State, in the
Niger Delta region of
southern Nigeria. They number...
- The
Ogoni Nine were a
group of nine
activists from the
Ogoni region of
Nigeria who
opposed the
operating practices of the
Royal Dutch S**** oil corporation...
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Survival of the
Ogoni People (MOSOP), is a
social movement organization representing the
indigenous Ogoni people of
Rivers State, Nigeria. The
Ogoni contend that...
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television producer, and
environmental activist. Saro-Wiwa was a
member of the
Ogoni people, an
ethnic minority in
Nigeria whose homeland, Ogoniland, in the...
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Ogoni nationalism is a
political ideology that s****s self
determination by the
Ogoni people. The
Ogonis are one of the many
indigenous peoples in the...
- The
Ogoni languages, or
Kegboid languages, are the five
languages of the
Ogoni people of
Rivers State, Nigeria. They fall into two clusters, East and West...
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Rivers State is a
diverse state that is home to many
ethnic groups: Ijaw,
Ogoni, Ikwerre, Ogba, Ekpeye, and Kalabari. The
state is
particularly noted for...
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Ogoni/Niger
Delta News is a news
website that
publishes daily news
about Ogoniland, the
Niger Delta,
Rivers state,
Nigeria and the
world at large. Most...
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though phonetically sounds like
Ogoni Language, and this has
raised the
debate over
whether or not
Eleme is part of
Ogoni. However, some
Eleme people have...
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minority ethnic groups who feel they are
being exploited,
particularly the
Ogoni and the Ijaw.
Ethnic and
political unrest continued throughout the 1990s...
