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BIOSONAR
- A physiological process for locating distant or invisible objects (as prey) by means of sound waves reflected back to the emitter (as a bat) by the objects.
- Usage: Story on U.S. military's use of dolphins to seek out and tag mines in the Persian Gulf for destruction.
Source: Derived from definition for "echolocation"; Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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FUSILIERS
- A member of a British regiment formerly armed with fusils (a light flintlock musket).
- Usage: Report of British troops storming headquarters of the Iraqi Baath Party near Basra.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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