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Fins on the bottom of a fish are called pectoral; this is used to describe the opposite fin up on top
Dorsal
The current vice president's last name
P-E-N-C-E
In North America, these tiny birds are the main birds that pollinate flowers
Hummingbirds
It was invented in 1911 by Hans Geiger
Any powdered soap that cleans your clothes in the washing machine
Detergent
Not 7th & not 9th, but the ordinal one in between
E-I-G-H-T-H
Oxygen makes up only around 20% of the atmosphere; this gas a whopping about 78%
Nitrogen
Number of different basic shapes in a box of Post Alpha-Bits
26
Most air conditioners' filters won't trap this, the #1 contaminant of indoor air
If you think someone's wrong, you may "beg to" do this
Differ
The element we need to breathe to survive
O-X-Y-G-E-N
Darwin
In 1842, Richard Owen coined this word for dinosaur
Dinosaur
Minton, Limoges, & Spde, for example
Chinas
A succession of monarchs from the same family
Dynasty
The second month of the year
F-E-B-R-U-A-R-Y
At the Earth's surface, this force produces acceleration of about 32 feet per second per second
gravity
Whole number equidistand from 5 & 7
According to a survey, "True Story" is the magazine read most by people sitting here
This word was shortened into "demo", what novice musicians make
Demonstrations
The written note from a doctor to a pharmacist telling what medicine you need
P-R-E-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N
This basic unit of heredity acts by directing the production of RNA
A Gene
While Bugs was introduced in Porky's Hare Hunt, Daffy was introduced in this cartoon
Porky's Duck Hunt
Not a Kawasaki, but this loop knot, makes a lasso circular
Honda Knot