Aiphanes
Aiphanes
Aiphanes horrida at Jena botanical garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
C…
Air Board (Australia)
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Air raids on Japan
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Air-tractor sledge
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AirTrain JFK
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Aitraaz
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Akodon spegazzinii
Akodon spegazzinii
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Ma…
Akutan Zero
The Akutan Zero is inspected by US Navy personnel on Akutan Island on July 11, 1942. Note the yellow fuselage band ahead the datum.
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Al-Adid
Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yūsuf ibn al-Ḥāfiẓ (Arabic: أبو محمد عبد الله بن يوسف بن الحافظ‎; 1151–1171), better known by his regnal name al-ʿĀḍid li-Dīn …
Al-Altan
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Al-Mu'tadid
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Al-Mu'tasim
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Al-Musta'li
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Al-Muti'
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Alan Shepard
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