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Definition of R nigra

R nigra
Skimmer Skim"mer, n. 1. One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out small fishes. The American species (R. nigra) is common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called also scissorbill, and shearbill. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, as the sea clams, and large scallops.

Meaning of R nigra from wikipedia

- northwestern coast of California A. r. nigra Taylor, 1914: restricted to a small region in southern Mendocino County, California A. r. pacifica Merriam, 1899: distributed...
- Sambucus nigra is a species complex of flowering plants in the family Viburnaceae native to most of Europe. Common names include elder, elderberry, black...
- 1917 Testudo vandenburghi De Sola, R. 1930 (nomen nudum) Subspecies synonymy (full) Chelonoidis nigra nigra Testudo nigra Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Testudo californiana...
- Morus nigra, the black mulberry, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae that is native to southwestern Asia, where it has been cultivated...
- Pachomius nigrus (syn. Romitia nigra) is a jumping spider and the type species of the genus Pachomius (syn. Romitia). It is found in Guyana and French...
- The Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra), also known as the crested black macaque, Sulawesi crested macaque, or the black ape, is an Old World monkey...
- the genus was originally treated as such (R. nigra) but Rynchops is now usually treated as a masculine noun (R. niger). The genus contains three species...
- Rugigegat nigra is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1877. It is found in Sri Lanka. Yakovlev, R.V., 2011: Catalogue...
- The Rupes Nigra ("Black Rock"), a phantom island, was believed to be a black rock located at the North Magnetic Pole or at the geographic North Pole itself...
- Betula nigra, the black birch, river birch or water birch, is a species of birch native to the Eastern United States from New Hampshire west to southern...