May 14, 2018 · toadfish, common name for the sluggish, bottom-feeding fishes of the family Batrachoididae, found mainly in marine and brackish waters worldwide. Toadfishes feed largely on …

TOADFISHES: Batrachoidiformes OYSTER TOADFISH (Opsanus tau): SPECIES ACCOUNT PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Toadfishes have a broad, flat head and a wide mouth, which …

The IUCN lists five species of toadfishes as Vulnerable— the Cotuero toadfish (Batrachoides manglae), the whitespotted toadfish (Sanopus astrifer), the whitelined toadfish (S. green-fieldorum), the …

Einstein's Theories of Relativity Overview At the dawn of the twentieth century the classical laws of physics put forth by Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) in the late seventeenth century stood venerated …

Sodomy Sodomy, as the term is generally used, refers to anal sex. It most commonly is used to describe anal sex between two males, although it has also been used to describe anal sex between a man …

EMPRESARIO SYSTEM EMPRESARIO SYSTEM. After Mexican independence in 1821, the Mexican government contracted "empresarios" or land agents to aid the settlement of Texas. Each …

Trading Posts Sources Emporiums. Although trade and commerce were not the principal motives for planting colonies, they were still important activities in the Archaic Period (700-480 b.c.e.). Once they …

May 11, 2018 · MATTHAU, Walter (b. 1 October 1920 in New York City; d. 1 July 2000 in Santa Monica, California), comic character actor best known for playing grumpy old men in such movies as The …

PETTICOAT The petticoat is derived from the jupe or underskirt of the eighteenth century. As the skirts of women's robes were open at the front, the jupe had to be as highly decorative as the robe, and …

Peoples of DagestanLOCATION: Dagestan in the Caucasus Mountain region between Russia, Azerbaijan, and GeorgiaPOPULATION: 2,600,000 [total population; see Introduction for each ethnic …