CUCOLORIS – is it…?
1. [archaic] a squirrel.
2. a common bird of the Orkneys.
3. a migratory species of reptiles.
4. the European glow-worm, _*Lampyris noctiluca*_.
5. a fungus used for centuries to make dark brown ink.
6. a species of fuchsia exclusive to the Inagua Islands.
7. fortune-telling based on what variety of cabbage a blindfolded
person picks.
8. a device for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned
illumination.
9. a woven, usually woolen area rug with a long, soft pile,
traditionally of Greek origin.
10. a medium-sized parrot of South America and the Caribbean _Amazona
autumnalis_.
11. decorative glassware in which coloured glass rods are fused and cut to
create flower patterns: an ancient technique revived in Venice in the
sixteenth century and in France and England in the nineteenth century.
12. a spasm of a muscle or muscle group, usually caused by sudden muscle
contractions (positive cucoloris) or brief lapses of contraction
(negative cucoloris). The most common circumstance under which they
occur is while falling asleep (hypnic jerk).
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