Términos

System for tracking objects or animals using radio signals. Usually employed via a device such as a microchip which transmits radio signals.

Doble chirimías de caña de Tíbet utilizadas en rituales budistas. Tienen un taladro cónico, siete agujeros para los dedos, y una boquilla con pirueta.

Class of flatworms that includes all parasitic flatworms (clade Neodermata) and most free-living species that were previously grouped in the now obsolete class Turbellaria.

Family containing 52 genera and more than 900 species of shrubs and trees, distributed worldwide, especially in the tropics and warm temperate region.

Genus containing around 100 species of shrubs and trees native to temperate areas in the Northern Hemisphere, having dark bark, often bearing spines, and dark green, oval leaves. The bark and berries of many yields a yellow or green dye; the small black fruits of some species are used as a purgative.

Species of low spiny shrub; the fruit and bark are used to extract dye and for medicinal purposes. On an aluminum mordant, the berries produce a yellow-green colorant. See also the narrower term "Rhamnus saxatilis ssp infectorius." In some classifications, R.infectorius is considered a synonym of R.saxatilis rather than a subspecies.

Subspecies of buckthorn plant found in Mediterranean European countries. The berries historically have been used as medicine and to produce a yellow-green dye; in export it was often named for a French origin. In some classifications, R.infectoria is considered a synonym of R.saxatilis rather than a subspecies; in other classifications, it has been considered a separate species.

Species of buckthorn shrub indigenous to China; its bark was used to extract a green dye used on wool and silk. It is grown in Europe as an ornamental plant.

Cultures and styles of the area surrounding the Rhine river, Europe.

Branch of mechanics that deals with the flow deformation of materials in terms of force (stress, strain) and time.

Written or spoken language that is eloquent, elegant, or ornate, particularly when expressed in terms calculated to persuade. In usage, may be intended as depreciative, referring to language characterized by artificial, insincere, or ostentatious expression; inflated or empty verbiage.

Gema incolora artificial de pasta o de cristal, a menudo con facetas que brillan imitando un diamante. También se refiere al vidrio tallado con refuerzo de aluminio o plateado utilizado para imitar diamantes. Diamantes de imitación eran originalmente guijarros de cuarzo que se encuentran en el río Rin, de ahí el nombre.

Family containing four genera and five living species and several extinct species. They are large, thick-skinned odd-toed hoofed quadruped mammals having one or two upright horns on the snout. Originally native to Africa, India, and eastern Asia.

A genus of hornbills.

Species of large bird in the hornbill family, found in the Malay peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo.

Species of tree, reaching 24 m (80 feet) in height. It is found in estuarine ecosystems throughout the tropics, growing on aerial prop roots that arch above the water level.

Family of 16 genera and around 120 species of tropical and subtropical flowering plants.