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New Zealand Dacryberry
New Zealand Dacryberry /njuː ˈziːlənd ˈdækribɛri/
noun
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New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood
(
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
, kahikatea
, New Zealand Dacryberry
, New Zealand white pine
, Podocarpus dacrydioides
)
New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood
disappointment
disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/
noun
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(
)
A feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
(
letdown
, disappointment
)
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
His hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment
his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment
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()
An act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
(
dashing hopes
, disappointment
)
an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
His failure to show up was a great disappointment to her.
His failure to show up was a great disappointment to her.
Hadean eon
Hadean eon /heɪˈdiːən iːɒn/
noun
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The earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life
(
Hadean
, Hadean aeon
, Hadean eon
, Hadean time
, Priscoan
, Priscoan aeon
, Priscoan eon
)
the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life
arthropod
arthropod /ˈɑːrθrəˌpɑːd/
noun
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Invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
(
arthropod
)
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
Spiders, insects, and crustaceans all belong to the arthropod group, characterized by their jointed limbs and exoskeletons.
Spiders, insects, and crustaceans all belong to the arthropod group, characterized by their jointed limbs and exoskeletons.
