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gillbone
gill·bone
each of four equal arms or legs cut off of the front part of an animal's body by the friction of the feet
"a geomagnetic ridge extending from the fringed gillbone of the skeleton"
posted by BungaDunga at 5:58 PM on May 28, 2020
gill·bone
each of four equal arms or legs cut off of the front part of an animal's body by the friction of the feet
"a geomagnetic ridge extending from the fringed gillbone of the skeleton"
posted by BungaDunga at 5:58 PM on May 28, 2020
fascinationism
fas·ci·na·tion·ism
the belief that things of great importance should be central to human affairs, especially the production of information
"a strange power struggle between fascinationism and academic freedom"
posted by mwalimu at 7:41 PM on May 28, 2020 [2 favorites]
fas·ci·na·tion·ism
the belief that things of great importance should be central to human affairs, especially the production of information
"a strange power struggle between fascinationism and academic freedom"
posted by mwalimu at 7:41 PM on May 28, 2020 [2 favorites]
poika
a small pug or cockroach
"the poika is a long-lived pest of domestic sheep"
I guess that'd be useful in the context of Men In Black.
posted by Foosnark at 8:17 AM on May 29, 2020
a small pug or cockroach
"the poika is a long-lived pest of domestic sheep"
I guess that'd be useful in the context of Men In Black.
posted by Foosnark at 8:17 AM on May 29, 2020
I like this -
Underextertion: the action or state of being underexertion; refusal, delay, or interruption; failure to act or behave properly.
posted by Ashwagandha at 7:35 PM on May 29, 2020
Underextertion: the action or state of being underexertion; refusal, delay, or interruption; failure to act or behave properly.
posted by Ashwagandha at 7:35 PM on May 29, 2020
tetitillation
teti·t·il·la·tion
the action of separating atoms in a semiconductor or semiconductor complex
Pronunication on this one is straight out of Pronunciation Manual
posted by taquito sunrise at 6:16 PM on May 30, 2020
teti·t·il·la·tion
the action of separating atoms in a semiconductor or semiconductor complex
Pronunication on this one is straight out of Pronunciation Manual
posted by taquito sunrise at 6:16 PM on May 30, 2020
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