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[Dixonary] ROUND # 2921 CUCOLORIS -- TIME TO VOTE
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). DEADLINE FOR VOTING IS: Los Angeles <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/los-angeles>, USA Sun 3:00pm New York <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/new-york>, USA Sun 6:00pm London <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/uk/london>, United Kingdom Sun 11:00pm Amsterdam <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/netherlands/amsterdam>, Netherlands Mon 12:00midnight Jerusalem <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/israel/jerusalem>, Israel Mon 1:00am Tokyo <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/japan/tokyo>, Japan Mon 7:00am Melbourne <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/australia/melbourne>, Australia Mon 8:00am -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
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