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As I was hiking with the geomorphologists on Saturday, they were throwing around several terms I didn't know (such as "jökulhlaup" which is an Icelandic term for a glacial outwash flooding-event). I asked several questions about geological terms... finally, someone said "Hey, what you need to get is the Dictionary of Geological Terms" (published by the American Geological Institute). "I've got it!" I responded -- it was in my truck, in fact... I never go anywhere without it! ; )
PS: I checked, and my copy (Third Edition) does not include jökulhlaup!
There's an old insult that goes "Oh yeah? Well if you look up ____ in the dictionary, there's a picture of YOU!".
Here's what I saw when I looked up "fail" in the dictionary.
How apropos.
A very kind person gave me her big blue Norsk-Engelsk dictionary. And excellent it is, stuffed full of idomatic expressions and other useful stuff. But I discovered this: lots of pronounciations, but no explanation!
The lanternfish is a deep water fish that gets its name from its ability to produce light. The light is produced by tiny organs known as photophores. A chemical reaction inside the photophore gives off light in a process known as bioluminescence. It is the same process used by fireflies and is similar to the chemical reaction inside those green light sticks. The photophores are located on the head, underside, and tail of the lanternfish. It is believed that these light organs may be used to attract other small fish on which the lanternfish feeds. They may also be used to signal other lanternfish during mating.
Taken at the Fringe Festival for the Dictionary of Words in Wild - dictionary.mcmaster.ca - in Edmonton