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Background imageDictionary Collection: Twinflower, Linnaea borealis

Twinflower, Linnaea borealis, Linnea boreale

Background imageDictionary Collection: Ghost plant or Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora

Ghost plant or Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora. Monotrope a une fleur

Background imageDictionary Collection: Red kite, Milvus milvus

Red kite, Milvus milvus

Background imageDictionary Collection: Black truffle, Tuber melanosporum

Black truffle, Tuber melanosporum (Tuber cibarium, Tartufo commestibile, Lycoperdon tuber)

Background imageDictionary Collection: Pistachio nut tree, Pistacia vera

Pistachio nut tree, Pistacia vera. Pistachiers

Background imageDictionary Collection: A Picture WITH Words by Chloe Preston

A Picture WITH Words by Chloe Preston
A studious looking little girl with spectacles balanced on her nose, sits among dictionaries as she works on countless crosswords

Background imageDictionary Collection: Great bustard, Otis tarda (vulnerable)

Great bustard, Otis tarda (vulnerable), and common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula

Background imageDictionary Collection: Greek-Latin Dictionary

Greek-Latin Dictionary
Johann Scapulas Greek-Latin Lexicon is a contribution to Renaissance studies of classical literature when Roman borrowings from Greek are important to scholars

Background imageDictionary Collection: Dr Johnson / Reading / Oval

Dr Johnson / Reading / Oval
Dr Samuel Johnson Writer

Background imageDictionary Collection: Samuel Johnson Reynolds

Samuel Johnson Reynolds
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON English writer, lexicographer, critic and conversationalist

Background imageDictionary Collection: Noah Webster, the schoolmaster of the Republic

Noah Webster, the schoolmaster of the Republic. Date c1886 April 18

Background imageDictionary Collection: Samuel Johnson / Oxford

Samuel Johnson / Oxford
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON English writers room over Pembroke College Gateway in Oxford, where he studied

Background imageDictionary Collection: Goose barnacles

Goose barnacles, Alepas species 1, 2, Pentalepas laevis 3, Pollicipes 4, and goose neck barnacle, Pollicipes pollicipes 4, 5, extinct Litholepas 6

Background imageDictionary Collection: Great argonaut, cuttlefish and flying squid

Great argonaut, cuttlefish and flying squid
Great argonaut, Argonauta argo 1, cuttlefish, Sepia tuberculata 2 and European flying squid, Todarodes sagittatus 3. Polpo dell argonauta, Seppia tubercolata, Calamajo sagittato

Background imageDictionary Collection: Great and lesser spotted woodpeckers

Great and lesser spotted woodpeckers
Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major, and Lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor

Background imageDictionary Collection: German empress cactus, Disocactus phyllanthoides

German empress cactus, Disocactus phyllanthoides. Cactus phyllanthoides, Cactus speciosus, Catto elegante

Background imageDictionary Collection: Tropical pitcher plant, Nepenthes distillatoria

Tropical pitcher plant, Nepenthes distillatoria, Nepenthes indica, Nepente dell Indie

Background imageDictionary Collection: Octopus and squid species

Octopus and squid species
Common octopus, Octopus vulgaris 1, musky octopus, Eledone moschata 2, European flying squid, Todarodes sagittatus 3, and glass squid, Cranchia scabra 4

Background imageDictionary Collection: Norway lobster and shrimp

Norway lobster and shrimp
Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus 1, and shrimp, Atya scabra 2. Nefrope di Norvegia, Atia spinosa

Background imageDictionary Collection: Basalt columns in Fingals Cave, Staffa

Basalt columns in Fingals Cave, Staffa, Inner Hebrides, Scotland

Background imageDictionary Collection: Blue lobster, Homarus vulgaris

Blue lobster, Homarus vulgaris.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Universal Dictionary of Natural History), 1849

Background imageDictionary Collection: Raven, Corvus corax, and magpie, Pica pica

Raven, Corvus corax, and magpie, Pica pica.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology, Paris, France, 1816-1830

Background imageDictionary Collection: Oenothera parviflora L. & Oenothera biennis L

Oenothera parviflora L. & Oenothera biennis L
Northern evening-primrose and common evening-primrose by John Miller, first published in Figures of the most beautiful, useful

Background imageDictionary Collection: Ribbonfish and red bandfish

Ribbonfish and red bandfish
Ribbonfish, Trachipterus trachypterus 1, and red bandfish, Cepola macrophthalma 2

Background imageDictionary Collection: Fire salamander and hellbender

Fire salamander and hellbender
Fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra, and hellbender salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, near threatened

Background imageDictionary Collection: Greater bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea apoda

Greater bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea apoda

Background imageDictionary Collection: Workshop handmade candles. 18th century. Engraving

Workshop handmade candles. 18th century. Engraving in Encyclopedie by Diderot et d Alembert. Engraving

Background imageDictionary Collection: Different types of colorful sea urchins and their spines

Different types of colorful sea urchins and their spines.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Universal Dictionary of Natural History), 1849

Background imageDictionary Collection: Egyptian tomb bat, Taphozous perforatus

Egyptian tomb bat, Taphozous perforatus, and serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus

Background imageDictionary Collection: Honey badger, Mellivora capensis, and grison

Honey badger, Mellivora capensis, and grison or South American glutton, Galictis cuja

Background imageDictionary Collection: Samuel Johnson / Thrale

Samuel Johnson / Thrale
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON Home of the writers friend, Mr Thrale, at Streatham, London: Johnson himself is seen with Mrs Hester Thrale, chatting in the garden

Background imageDictionary Collection: Bird of paradise, Strelitzia reginae

Bird of paradise, Strelitzia reginae
Crane flower or bird of paradise, Strelitzia reginae, Strelitzia della Regina

Background imageDictionary Collection: Tetratheca glandulosa

Tetratheca glandulosa, Tetrateca glandulosa

Background imageDictionary Collection: Lychee fruit, Litchi chinensis

Lychee fruit, Litchi chinensis. Euphoria punicea, Scythalia chinensis, Euforia color di sangue

Background imageDictionary Collection: Radiated tortoise, Astrochelys radiata. Critically

Radiated tortoise, Astrochelys radiata. Critically endangered. Testudo coui. Testuggine coui

Background imageDictionary Collection: European sea sturgeon and skate

European sea sturgeon and skate
European sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, critically endangered, and skate, Dipturus batis (Raia gaimardi)

Background imageDictionary Collection: Alligator and wall gecko

Alligator and wall gecko
Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, and common wall gecko, Tarentola mauritanica

Background imageDictionary Collection: Silky anteater, Cyclopes didactylus, and giant

Silky anteater, Cyclopes didactylus, and giant
Silky anteater or pygmy anteater, Cyclopes didactylus, and giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla (vulnerable)

Background imageDictionary Collection: Indian grey mongoose and mango fruit

Indian grey mongoose and mango fruit
Indian grey mongoose, Herpestes edwardsi 1 and mango, Mangifera indica 2. Mangouste nems, mangier

Background imageDictionary Collection: Harvestmen, harvesters or daddy longlegs, Opiliones species

Harvestmen, harvesters or daddy longlegs, Opiliones species. Phalangiens

Background imageDictionary Collection: Warthog Phacochoerus africanus and South American

Warthog Phacochoerus africanus and South American
Warthog, Phacochoerus africanus, and South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris (vulnerable)

Background imageDictionary Collection: Samuel Johnson / Temple

Samuel Johnson / Temple
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON " Dr Johnsons Staircase" at the writers old home in Inner Temple Lane, London Date: 1709 - 1784

Background imageDictionary Collection: Capuchinbird, Perissocephalus tricolor

Capuchinbird, Perissocephalus tricolor, and Amazonian umbrellabird, Cephalopterus ornatus

Background imageDictionary Collection: Great kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus, and Asian

Great kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus, and Asian paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi

Background imageDictionary Collection: John Bouvier

John Bouvier
JOHN BOUVIER Italian born American lawyer of French parentage : he compiled a Law Dictionary. with his autograph Date: 1787 - 1851

Background imageDictionary Collection: Honey badger, Mellivora capensis, and least

Honey badger, Mellivora capensis, and least weasel, Mustela nivalis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris, France, 1816

Background imageDictionary Collection: Long-nosed bandicoot, Perameles nasuta

Long-nosed bandicoot, Perameles nasuta, and southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus

Background imageDictionary Collection: Dr Johnson / Highland Tour

Dr Johnson / Highland Tour
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON With Boswell, during their Highland tour

Background imageDictionary Collection: Dr Johnson / Mitre / Boswell

Dr Johnson / Mitre / Boswell
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON With Boswell at the Mitre Tavern

Background imageDictionary Collection: Black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci

Black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci (Serranus arara, Serrano arara)

Background imageDictionary Collection: Red mangrove, Rhozophora mangle

Red mangrove, Rhozophora mangle, Rizofora dei paduli. Mangle

Background imageDictionary Collection: Sea mice, Aphrodita aculeata and Laetmonice hystrix

Sea mice, Aphrodita aculeata and Laetmonice hystrix
Sea mouse, Aphrodita aculeata 1 and Laetmonice hystrix 2. Afrodita aculeata, Ermione ispida

Background imageDictionary Collection: Fish leech and freshwater leeches

Fish leech and freshwater leeches: Branchiobdellida 1, Pontobdella spinosa 2, Whitmania laevis 3, Hirudo vittata 4, Piscicola geometra 5, Ichthyobdella geometra 5, Geobdella trochetii 6

Background imageDictionary Collection: Sacred fig tree or peepal tree, Ficus religiosa

Sacred fig tree or peepal tree, Ficus religiosa. Pipal Banyan

Background imageDictionary Collection: Coach suspension machinery for horse-drawn carriages

Coach suspension machinery for horse-drawn carriages
Coach suspension: view of the fore wheels of a crane-necked carriage and Mr. Jacobs contrivance for the forewheels of a coach. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr

Background imageDictionary Collection: Ancient altars, characters, and John Napiers bones

Ancient altars, characters, and John Napiers bones
Ancient altars, ark of the covenant, Chinese musical instrument Ching and King, John Napiers calculating bones, and ancient arithmetical characters

Background imageDictionary Collection: Ancient water clocks or clepsydrae

Ancient water clocks or clepsydrae

Background imageDictionary Collection: Neptune grass, Posidonia oceanica

Neptune grass, Posidonia oceanica
Neptune grass or Mediterranean tapeweed, Posidonia oceanica. Caulinia oceanica, Zostera oceanica, Cauline de l ocean

Background imageDictionary Collection: Jequirity bean or rosary pea, Abrus precatorius

Jequirity bean or rosary pea, Abrus precatorius, Abro da corone

Background imageDictionary Collection: Drooping sheoak, Allocasuarina verticillata

Drooping sheoak, Allocasuarina verticillata, a nitrogen-fixing tree native to Australia. Casuarina quadrivalvis, Casuarina a quatre valves

Background imageDictionary Collection: Fossils of extinct ammonite species

Fossils of extinct ammonite species. Ammonite di Caen, Ammonite di Deslongchamps, Ammonite di Bayeux, Ammonite di Braikenridge

Background imageDictionary Collection: Parasitic plant, Cytinus hypocistis

Parasitic plant, Cytinus hypocistis, Citino ipocistide

Background imageDictionary Collection: Hermit crabs and coconut crab

Hermit crabs and coconut crab
Hermit crab, Pagurus excavatus 1, common hermit crab in shell, Pagurus bernhardus 2, and coconut crab, Birgus latro 3. Paguro angoloso, Paguro bernardo, Birgo ladro

Background imageDictionary Collection: Fossils of extinct lamp shells

Fossils of extinct lamp shells. Kirkidium knightii 1, Araxilevis intermedius 2, Uncites grifoides 3. Pentamerus knightii, Productus martini, Uncite grifoide

Background imageDictionary Collection: Yellow mombin or hog plum, Spondias monbin

Yellow mombin or hog plum, Spondias monbin. Spondia di frutti rossi

Background imageDictionary Collection: Common guava, Psidium guajava

Common guava, Psidium guajava
Common guava, yellow guava or lemon guava, Psidium guajava (Psidium pomiferum, Psidio pomifero)

Background imageDictionary Collection: Rhytidophyllum grande

Rhytidophyllum grande. Gesnere a grandes feuilles, Gesneria grandis. Near threatened

Background imageDictionary Collection: Skeleton of a Cuban hutia, Capromys pilorides

Skeleton of a Cuban hutia, Capromys pilorides
Skeleton of a Cuban hutia or Desmarests hutia, Capromys pilorides. Utia di Cuba

Background imageDictionary Collection: Mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum

Mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum
May apple, mayapple, American mandrake, wild mandrake and ground lemon, Podophyllum peltatum

Background imageDictionary Collection: Bird of paradise flower, Strelitzia reginae

Bird of paradise flower, Strelitzia reginae
Crane flower or bird of paradise flower, Strelitzia reginae, Strelitzia della Regina

Background imageDictionary Collection: Javillo or antidote caccoon fruit, Fevillea cordifolia

Javillo or antidote caccoon fruit, Fevillea cordifolia. (Fevillea hederacea, Fevillea a foglie d ellera)

Background imageDictionary Collection: Mexican cotton, Gossypium hirsutum

Mexican cotton, Gossypium hirsutum
Upland cotton or Mexican cotton, Gossypium hirsutum

Background imageDictionary Collection: Changeable velvetberry, Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Changeable velvetberry, Stachytarpheta mutabilis
Changeable velvetberry, coral porterweed, pink snakeweed, red snakeweed or pink rat tail, Stachytarpheta mutabilis, Verbena mutabilis, Verbena di fiori cangianti

Background imageDictionary Collection: Sugar kelp and other seaweeds

Sugar kelp and other seaweeds
Sugar kelp, Saccharina latissima 1, red seaweed, Delesseria sanguinea 2, Porphyra purpurea 3, and Osmundaria fimbriata 4

Background imageDictionary Collection: Madam gorgon, Acicarpha tribuloides

Madam gorgon, Acicarpha tribuloides. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageDictionary Collection: Peanut worms, Sipunculus nudus, etc

Peanut worms, Sipunculus nudus, etc
Peanut worms, Sipunculus nudus 1, Siphonosoma cumanense 4, etc. Sipunculo nudo, Sipunculo microrinco, Sipunculo macrorinco, Sipunculo commestible

Background imageDictionary Collection: Black leech, horse leech, etc

Black leech, horse leech, etc
Common black leech, Hirudo verbana, var. nigra. 1, horse leech, Haemopis sanguisuga 2, Nile leech, Limnatis nilotica 3, medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis. 4

Background imageDictionary Collection: Medicinal leech species

Medicinal leech species
European medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis species 1, 2. Hirudo verbana 3, Erpobdella octoculata 4, 5. Mignatta, Latrobdella medicinilais viridis, tessellata, L provincialis, L

Background imageDictionary Collection: Parasitic worms and tapeworms

Parasitic worms and tapeworms, Bothriocephalus coronatus 1, Bothriocephalus corolla 2, and pike tapeworm, Triaenophorus nodulosus 3. Bothriocefalo coronato, B. corolla, Trienoforo noduloso

Background imageDictionary Collection: Human anatomy, nervous system, brain and spinal cord

Human anatomy, nervous system, brain and spinal cord. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Martin St

Background imageDictionary Collection: Portrait of an Apinage boy and Malay man

Portrait of an Apinage boy and Malay man
Portrait and profile of Catama, aged 12, boy of the Apinage or Apinaye people, Brazil, and Florentino, a Malay servant of Francis de Castelnau

Background imageDictionary Collection: American buffalo or bison, Bison bison

American buffalo or bison, Bison bison, and domesticated cattle, Bos taurus

Background imageDictionary Collection: Francolin, frigatebird and frangipani

Francolin, frigatebird and frangipani
Grey-winged francolin, Scleroptila afra 2, great frigatebird, Fregata minor 3, and red frangipani, Plumeria rubra 1. Franchipanier, francolin, fregate

Background imageDictionary Collection: Blue-headed fantail, Rhipidura cyaniceps 1

Blue-headed fantail, Rhipidura cyaniceps 1 and peony, Paeonia suffruticosa 2. Pitpit, Pivoine



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