Herpetón is derived from Ancient Greek (ἑρπετόν) and refers to any creeping animal. In Modern English, it is the root of herpetology, the scientific study …
Herpetology
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onomatopoeia
Birds
Cuckoo This bird doesn’t have a name, what it has is a sound. Its name is its call. This is an example of onomatopoeia: when …
Cartoons
The names of international cartoon characters usually are maintained in the original language, but sometimes they are translated into the local language. In general, the …
Drink a toast
It might sound too obvious that when we raise our glasses and we toast, we do to it for our health. Here is a map …
Puppets
Kermit From the mind of Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppet Show, Sesame Street, and Fragel Rock, emerged a collection of puppets who now …