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gadoid
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5< ModL gadus, cod < Gr gados, kind of fish + 3OID6 of or like the family (Gadidae, order Gadiformes) of bony fishes including cod, hake, and burbot
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any fish of this family
For some reason I am reminded that the USP name for codliver oil (early source of Viatamin A & D)
was oleum morrhuae. ( I couldn't find etymology of "morrhuae") From name Linnaeus gave ;the fish.
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In reply to:
It would be over two kilometers
in diameter
Wow! Now that's something to consider! And imagine the supports for such a funnel.
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Unfortuately there was no illustration, no description of the way it would be built. But I can
readily imagine heat accumulating, and air in great volumbe rising through the tower in the
middle, driving really large turbines and speed and power greater than it is possible to get
with a simple wind farm. And it wouldn't kill any brids, as the wind warms do. One thing that
was not discussed would be how to profitably use the electricity, such a distance from any city.
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What would be the problem with sending generated electricity over great distances?
And could generated electricity be stored in batteries or something along that line?
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Gritty Gabbro, a famous dark, heavy-mooded feldspar who wanted to be left alone.
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And thanks for this, wwh. I don't think I've ever used furrow as a verb--and do like it very much.
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furrow - note the etymology from "pig".
So, is farrow related? Any other animal-specific words for giving birth?
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