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occid
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5< ModL Coccidae, < Gr kokkis, dim. of kokkos, berry6 any of a family (Coccidae) of scale insects,
usually with a soft, waxy outer covering

And in bacteriology, "coccus" refers to germs shaped like berries, often in chains.




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cocotte(1)
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5Fr, orig., hen < coc, cock < OFr coq6 a woman who is sexually promiscuous

cocotte (2)
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5Fr < MFr cocasse, cooking pot, ult. < L cucuma6 a small casserole for a single portion of food

Which suggests lewd ludicity.


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I still remember how exciting it was in early thirties when a large fish so named was caught
off the West coast of Africa. It was of a species thought to have been extinct for millions
of years.


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coesite
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5after Loring Coes, Jr. (19153 ), U.S. mineralogist + 3ITE16 a dense variety of silica produced under very great pressure and found in the sandstone of large meteor craters



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coffle
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5Ar qafila, caravan6 a group of animals or slaves fastened together in a line, or driven along together >
vt.
3fled, 3fling to fasten together in or as in a coffle



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cohort
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5ME < L cohors, enclosure, enclosed company, hence, retinue, crowd < co3, CO3 + IE *DhTtis, a gathering < base *Dher3, to grasp, enclose > YARD26
1 an ancient Roman military unit of 300-600 men, constituting one tenth of a legion
2 a band of soldiers
3 any group or band
4 an associate, colleague, or supporter !one of the mayor‘s cohorts"
5 a conspirator or accomplice
6 a subgroup sharing a common factor in a statistical survey, as age or income level



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I was ;unable to find this word anywhere else. Tsuwm, if you please?


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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

colcothar


SYLLABICATION:
col·co·thar
PRONUNCIATION:
klk-thr, -thär
NOUN:
A brownish-red ferric oxide obtained as a residue after heating ferrous sulfate,
used in glass polishing and as a pigment.
ETYMOLOGY:
Medieval Latin, from Spanish colcótar, from Arabic qulqur, possibly from
Greek khalkanthos, copper sulfate : khalkos, copper + anthos, flower.


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Referring to insects such as beetles, who have sheathed wings. When a beetle flies, the
wing covers are deployed out of the way, and must subtract a great deal from effiency of flight.


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>colin
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5AmSp < Nahuatl6 the bobwhite or any similar bird

I have dressed and eaten more than a few bobwhites over seventy years ago. I never heard this
word for them before. They seem to be scarce in New England now.



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