ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BEAK
From Old French bec, from Latin beccus, of Gaulish origin.
5 QUOTES WITH «BEAK»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
beak.
My teeth have never been touched. Why did I tell you that? Knock on wood. I've got a few scars over the eyes, a couple on the chin, a few on the beak and one across the cheek. But my luck is running out.
You can't plan for the future, because some guy's going to land in a spaceship with three heads and a big beak and take over everything.
I get letters from women, and they say, 'I love your Roman nose.' If I weren't on TV and I walked past that same woman, she'd go, 'Did you see the beak on that guy?
It's easy. You draw a red line on the ground, right? Then you wait for a chicken to come along. When he arrives, he puts his beak right on the line and he's hypnotized!
A pen is to me as a beak is to a hen.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEAK»
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beak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
beak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The
Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
In this dramatic story of groundbreaking scientific research, Jonathan Weiner follows these scientists as they watch Darwin's finches and come up with a new understanding of life itself.
There are three books about Rowena Batts–an extraordinary articulate girl who doesn't let a fact like not being able to speak stand in her way. They are Blabber Mouth, Sticky Beak and Gift of the Gab (Puffin).
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Beak Trimming Handbook for Egg Producers: Best Practice for ...
Finally, the book discusses strategies for minimising cannibalism and how the chosen strategy may be documented and justified. Please note that this book is spiral-bound.
Phil Glatz, Michael Bourke, 2006
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The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting ...
The Red Book is nothing less than a spiritual fire starter -- a combustible cocktail of Hindu Tantra and Zen Buddhism, Rumi and Carl Jung, goddesses and psychics, shaken with cosmic nudges, meaningful subway rides, haircuts, relationships, ...
Luckily Mark has made friends with one of the smuggled chimps, Arnold Teabag, who is a bit of an escape artist, and the chimp brings help. The story is told alternatively by Mark and the family's wise-cracking pet mynah bird!
Beak of the Moon was the bestselling novel of 1981, an instant classic that has since been described as ′unique in New Zealand literature′.
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The Best
Beak in Boonaroo Bay
On most days Boonaroo Bay is a calm and quiet place. But this was not always so . . . One day the birds were quarrelling noisily. Which of them had the best beak?
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Toby Toucan and His Noisy
Beak
Young readers will get a kick out of snapping open the mouth or claw of the plastic animal attached to each book, then letting it close with a Snap!
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Manual of Exotic Pet Practice
The bill, or beak, is a complex anatomic structure. The upper beak is attached to
the frontal bone with the craniofacial hinge, whereas the lower mandible is
attached through the articulation of the articular and quadrate bones.1 Passerine
and ...
Mark A. Mitchell, Thomas N. Tully, 2009
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BIG
BEAK BIRDS in PLASTIC CANVAS (Leisure Arts #5853)
Sheri Allsop Krohn's 8 designs include American Goldfinch, Blue Jay, Cardinal, Eastern Bluebird, Hummingbird, Owl, Pileated Woodpecker, and Red-Winged Blackbird.
Sheri Allsop Krohn, Leisure Arts, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEAK»
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beak is used in the context of the following news items.
ENDLESS VOLUME | Music From Light Wings, Beak, Bjork, Weed …
Beak is the latest side project of Geoff Barrow from Portishead. Designed to explore his love of Krautrock – Neu, Can, and Faust – Beak is sort ... «Scout Magazine, Jul 15»
Locals help keep track of black oystercatcher
Roughly the size of a pigeon, the all-black seabird has a distinct long orange beak, slightly pink legs and a red outline surrounding its eyes. «Eureka Times Standard, Jul 15»
Behavior Brief
L. oryzivora is one of a handful of bird species whose communication repertoires include mechanical sounds; the birds intersperse beak clicks ... «The Scientist, Jul 15»
Creature out of a sci-fi movie washes ashore
Witnesses say that the carcass (more than twice the size of a human) resembles a dolphin, but what baffles scientists is that it had a long beak ... «FOX6 WBRC - MyFoxAL.com, Jul 15»
Sir Big Spur ranked among best live mascots
Weaponry: That beak could probably do some damage, but otherwise, this mascot is generally harmless. Attire: A rooster in costume would be ... «The State, Jul 15»
Caitlyn Jenner's mom speaks out in new 'I am Cait' trailer: I thought 'I …
Ester admits in the sneak beak that when she first found out about the athletes transition from Bruce to Caitlyn that she was worried but her ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
Wayne Chicken Show immune to bird flu concerns
In other words, the bird flu barely ruffled the feathers of those who put on this tongue-in-beak celebration. This is an event that's lasted for 35 ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
Rescued bald eagle returns to the sky
Libby's growth was around her cracked beak, Smith said. The growths make it difficult for birds to see, breath, feed or perch, according to the ... «Victoria Advocate, Jul 15»
Hood ornament? Bald eagle spends day perched in Montevideo …
But it was a bald eagle, even without the bald head and yellow beak. When they're juveniles, the eagles don't yet have those distinctive ... «Rick Kupchella's BringMeTheNews, Jul 15»
The Smorgasbird is the chicken sandwich of glutinous poultry dreams
Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken is challenging chicken lovers to eat the "beak-breaking sandwich" in under 5 minutes to try and win a Hail Mary ... «amNY, Jul 15»
