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rhynchos is Greek for "snout" = nose, "oxy" means pointed. So I found a site with
a picture of Atlantic sturgeon, with pointed head .
Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrhynchus



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a Hawaiian word:
palaka
[pah lah' kah]




A checkered shirt,
usually blue and
white, of block-print
cloth
Reminiscent of the
"plantation days" work
shirts; from the English
"frock". Palaka is also
a general term for a
regular shirt with a
collar and buttons, as
in palaka aloha for
aloha shirt.


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paletot since it is a French word, I suppose final "t" would not be pronounced.
n.
5Fr < OFr palletoc < ME paltok < ?6 [Historical]
1 a man‘s overcoat
2 a loose jacket worn by women and children



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palfrey
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pl. 3freys 5ME < OFr palefrei < ML palafredus, for LL paraveredus, extra post horse < Gr para, beside + L veredus, post horse < Gaul *voredos (akin to Welsh gorwydd, horse) < *vo3, down, away (< IE *wo3 < base *au3, *awc) + *3redos < IE base *reidh3 > RIDE6 [Archaic] a saddle horse, esp. a gentle one for a woman



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Palouser. United States, Washington State. A strong and dangerous
katabatic wind descending into the Palouse River valley




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paloverde
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5MexSp, lit., green tree < Sp palo, a stick, log (< L palus, a stake, PALE2) + verde, green < L viridis: see VERDURE6 any of several leguminous trees or shrubs (genera Parkinsonia and Cercidium) with spiny branches, green bark, and bright-yellow flowers, found in the SW U.S. and Mexico



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paloverde
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5MexSp, lit., green tree < Sp palo, a stick, log (< L palus, a stake, PALE2) + verde, green < L viridis: see VERDURE6 any of several leguminous trees or shrubs (genera Parkinsonia and Cercidium) with spiny branches, green bark, and bright-yellow flowers, found in the SW U.S. and Mexico



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palpus
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pl. pal$pi# 73pj#8 5ModL < L palpus, the soft palm of the hand, akin to palpare: see PALPABLE6
1 a jointed organ or feeler for touching or tasting, attached to one of the head appendages of insects, lobsters, etc.
2 a fleshy, sensory structure in the oral region of some polychaete worms



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Living in a swampy environment.


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panache pronunced like mustache, which can be worn with panache (not by me)
5Fr < OFr pannache < OIt pennacchio < LL(Ec) pinnaculum, tuft, plume: see PINNACLE6
1 a plume of feathers, esp. on a helmet
2 dashing elegance of manner; carefree, spirited self-confidence or style; flamboyance



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