CHAUVE-SOURIS

Meaning of CHAUVE-SOURIS in English

ˌshōvsüˈrē noun

( plural chauve-sou·rises -ˈrēz)

Etymology: French, from Old French chauve soriz, from Medieval Latin calva sorex, from Latin calva bald (feminine of calvus ) + sorex shrew — more at calvarium , sorex

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Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SOURIS — geographical name river 450 miles (724 kilometers ) Canada & United States flowing from SE Saskatchewan SE into N North …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SOURIS — geographical name river 450 miles (724 kilometers ) Canada & United States flowing from SE Saskatchewan SE into N North …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOURIS — town, southwestern Manitoba, Canada. It lies at the confluence of Plum Creek and the Souris River, 20 miles (32 km) …
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SOURIS — Classification: City Located in: North Dakota (ND) Total Population (2000): 83 Total Housing Units (2000): 46 Land Area (square meters): …
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SOURIS RIVER — River in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada, and North Dakota, U.S. The Souris rises in southeastern Saskatchewan, then flows southeast into …
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BAT — a member of any of some 900 species of flying mammals. Bats are the only mammals to have evolved true …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: RELIGION
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SOURIS RIVER — tributary of the Assiniboine River, in Saskatchewan and Manitoba (Canada) and North Dakota (U.S.). Rising in southeastern Saskatchewan, it receives …
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ALEXEEFF, ALEXANDRE — born Aug. 5, 1901, Kazan, Russia died Aug. 9, 1982, Paris, France original name (Russian) Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Alekseyev French motion-picture …
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SOURIS RIVER — River in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada, and North Dakota, U.S. The Souris rises in southeastern Saskatchewan, then flows southeast into …
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RIVER — I Natural stream of water that flows in a channel with more or less defined banks. Rivers are a fundamental …
Английский словарь Британика
ASSINIBOINE RIVER — River, southern Canada. Rising in Saskatchewan, it flows southeast across Manitoba into the Red River of the North at Winnipeg …
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WEYBURN — city, southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada, on the Souris River. It was settled during the 1890s after the Soo Line Railroad from …
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NORTH DAKOTA, FLAG OF — U.S. state flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) with a coat of arms in the centre that includes …
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MINOT — city, seat of Ward county, northwestern North Dakota, U.S. It lies on the south bank of the Souris (Mouse) River, …
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IONESCO, EUGNE
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ESTEVAN — city, southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It lies along the Souris River at the latter's junction with Long Creek, just north of …
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CHARLES IV — born May 14, 1316, Prague died Nov. 29, 1378, Prague byname Charles Of Luxembourg, original name Wenceslas, Czech Karel Lucembursky, …
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CHARLES II
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BALDWIN II — died 918 byname Baldwin The Bald, French Baudouin Le Chauve, Dutch Boudewijn De Kale second ruler of Flanders, who, from …
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ASSINIBOINE RIVER — river in southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada, a major tributary of the Red River. From its source in eastern Saskatchewan, …
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AGASSIZ, LAKE — largest of the ice-marginal lakes that once covered what are now parts of Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan in Canada, and …
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RIVER — Aare River Aar River Achelous River Adda River Adige River Adour River Aguán River Agusan River Alabama River Aliákmon River …
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ASSINIBOINE RIVER — River, southern Canada. Rising in Saskatchewan, it flows southeast across Manitoba into the Red River of the North at Winnipeg …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WATER RESOURCES REGION (UNITED STATES) — A designated natural Drainage Basin or Hydrologic Area that contains either the drainage area of a major river or the …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
КАРЛ — (лат. Carolus II Calvus, фр. Charles le Chauve, нем. Karl der Kahle) (823-877), король Западно-Франкского королевства (будущей Франции) и император …
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ИОНЕСКО — (Ionesco, Eugne) (1909-1994), французский драматург, один из ведущих представителей нелогичной, трагикомической драмы, получившей название "театра абсурда". Ситуации, характеры и диалоги …
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