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Word: scimitar (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...character lies solid achievement as a naturalist. No less than four separate species of snake bear his Latinized name as their discoverer, and 22 species of rare mammals have been hunted down by Ionides for zoos and museums, including the Addra gazelle, the sassaby, the Nubian ibex and the scimitar-horned white oryx...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Life of a Non-Pukka Sahib | 4/21/1961 | See Source »

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