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From Old Montagnais aiachkimeou ([aːjast͡ʃimeːw]; modern ayassimēw), meaning "snowshoe-netter" (often incorrectly claimed to be from an Ojibwe word meaning "eaters of raw [meat]"), and originally used to refer to the Mikmaq. [16] [17] Hackmatack (definition) From an Algonquian language akemantak (c.f. Ojibwe aagimaandag), "snowshoe boughs".
Offal ( / ˈɒfəl, ˈɔːfəl / ), also called variety meats, pluck or organ meats, is the internal organs of a butchered animal. The word does not refer to a particular list of edible organs, and these lists of organs vary with culture and region, but usually exclude skeletal muscle. [citation needed]
An ear is the organ that enables hearing and (in mammals) body balance using the vestibular system. In mammals, the ear is usually described as having three parts: the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear. The outer ear consists of the pinna and the ear canal. Since the outer ear is the only visible portion of the ear in most animals ...
Tinnitus. Tinnitus is a variety of sound that is heard when no corresponding external sound is present. [ 1] Nearly everyone experiences faint "normal tinnitus" in a completely quiet room; but it is of concern only if it is bothersome, interferes with normal hearing, or is associated with other problems. [ 6]
References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...
British slang. British slang is English-language slang originating from and used in the United Kingdom and also used to a limited extent in Anglophone countries such as India, Malaysia, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, especially by British expatriates. It is also used in the United States to a limited extent.
Faunus. Inuus. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Pan ( / pæn /; [ 2] Ancient Greek: Πάν, romanized : Pán) is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs. [ 3] He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun or satyr.
In Greek mythology, a satyr[ a] ( Greek: σάτυρος, translit. sátyros, pronounced [sátyros] ), also known as a silenus[ b] or silenos ( Greek: σειληνός, translit. seilēnós [seːlɛːnós] ), and sileni (plural), is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exaggerated erection.