Vocabulary

Panama spadefish (Parapsettus panamensis, species of Eastern Pacific spadefish found from the Gulf of California to Peru)

threadfin scat (Rhinoprenes pentanemus)

Platax (genus Indo-Pacific batfishes)

dusky batfish (Platax pinnatus)

longfin batfish (Platax teira); teira batfish; round-faced batfish

straw-wrapped item; bundle of straw (containing a food item, etc.)

baptist; baptizer

small light

Ephippidae (family of mostly marine spadefishes)

flatbed (plotter, scanner, truck, etc.)

constructor

compared to previous period; quarter-to-quarter basis; from the previous quarter

reporter; mediaperson

news bureau; press bureau

news department

Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus)

Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi, a large species of tarantula)

Coalsack Nebula

Coalsack Nebula

geography and history

Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi, a large species of tarantula)

to do in unison; to do en masse

to shed many tears; to weep; to wring dry one's sleeve (which has been soaked by tears)

counter selling; face-to-face selling; person-to-person selling

wrong number

wrong number

embankment made of earth; bank; levee

mountain mass; small mountain range; group of mountains that are not part of a large mountain range

to wield a baton; to swing a baton

deep and quiet bamboo grove

urinary bladder

each (and every one); individually

thorough discussion; careful consideration; rigorous investigation

blue are the hills that are far away; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; far away smells of flowers; close up smells of dung

juvenile Japanese sea bass (under two years old and roughly 25 cm in length)

juvenile Japanese sea bass (usu. 2-3 years old and 30-60 cm in length)

grandrelle yarn; mouline yarn; mottled yarn; mock twist yarn

mottled (cloth color); speckled; grainy

hat; cap

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