Dragon Teeth is a novel by Michael Crichton, the eighteenth under his own name and third to be published after his death, written in 1974 and published...
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Look up dragon's teeth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dragon's teeth or dragon's tooth may refer to: Dragon's teeth (mythology), in Greek mythology;...
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Dragon's teeth are pyramidal anti-tank obstacles of reinforced concrete first used during the Second World War to impede the movement of tanks and mechanised...
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In Greek myth, dragon's teeth (Greek: ὀδόντες (τοῦ) δράκοντος, odontes (tou) drakontos) feature prominently in the legends of the Phoenician prince Cadmus...
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intraspecific combat over food and mates. Komodo dragons have ziphodont teeth, which are defined as teeth that are laterally flattened, recurved, and with...
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refers to the Greek legend of dragon's teeth, where the teeth of a slain dragon were sown into the battlefield. The teeth sprouted up into an army of warriors...
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Dragon's Teeth is a 1942 novel by Upton Sinclair that won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1943. Set in the period 1929 to 1934, it covers the Nazi...
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Long Ya Men (redirect from Long Ya Men / Dragon's Teeth Gate)
traditional Chinese: 龍牙門; pinyin: lóngyámén; Malay: Batu Berlayar) or Dragon's Teeth Gate, is the name Chinese explorer Wang Dayuan recorded for Batu Belayar...
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A dragon is a magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through...
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The Dragon's Teeth (also published as The Virgin Heiresses) is a mystery novel published in 1939 featuring the fictional character Ellery Queen, which...
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Speed limit enforcement (redirect from Dragon's Teeth (traffic))
Speed limits are enforced on most public roadways by authorities, with the purpose to improve driver compliance with speed limits. Methods used include...
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Long gu (redirect from Dragon bones)
1751. However, he did not refer to these as dragon's bones. Robert Swinhoe described the use of dragon's teeth in 1870: Shanghai is a great center for [fossil...
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antipersonnel and anti-vehicle mines, razor wire, earthen berms, and dragon’s teeth—to hinder the movement of main battle tanks and mechanized infantry...
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Posthumous publication (completed by Richard Preston) 27 Yes Yes No 2017 Dragon Teeth Posthumous publication 28 Yes Yes No 2024 Eruption Posthumous publication...
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such as large Regelbau bunkers, smaller concrete "pillboxes", and "dragon's teeth" anti-tank obstacles were built as part of each construction phase,...
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List of Greek mythological creatures (section Dragons)
body of a red lion, a human face with three rows of sharp teeth, and the wings of a bat or dragon. The manticore can shoot spikes out of its tail, making...
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Longtaitou Festival (redirect from Spring Dragon Festival)
eating foods named after dragons: "dragon scale pancakes" (龍鱗餅; a kind of spring pancake), "dragon teeth" (jiaozi), dragon beard noodles, and longan...
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hero of the new order. He was then instructed by Athena to sow the dragon's teeth in the ground, from which there sprang a race of fierce armed men, called...
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Battlefield 4 (section Dragon's Teeth)
unveiled Battlefield 4: Dragon's Teeth. Its maps take place in war-torn cities locked down by the People's Liberation Army. Dragon's Teeth was released on July...
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Lotus maritimus (redirect from Dragon's Teeth (plant))
Europe, Africa and temperate Asia. It is one of several species known as dragon's teeth. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lotus maritimus. "Lotus maritimus...
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HarperCollins announced the publication of a third posthumous novel, titled Dragon Teeth, which he had written in 1974. It is a historical novel set during the...
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their new forms. James A. Hetley's contemporary fantasy books Dragon's Eye and Dragon's Teeth centers on the Morgan family of Stonefort, Maine – present-day...
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hundreds of 3-foot tall concrete pillars arranged in rows, known as “dragon teeth,” across open fields. During the 1970s and 1980s when most of these structures...
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The Adventures of Superman (radio series) (redirect from The Dragon's Teeth (radio))
"The Black Pearl of Osiris" (January–February 1941) (11 parts) "The Dragon's Teeth" (February–March 1941) (10 parts) "Last of the Clipper Ships" (March–April...
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is so powerful that he has said to be capable of singlehandedly defeat a dragon. He has beaten every person in the kingdom in mock battle except his master...
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antagonist of Thomas Harris' 1981 novel Red Dragon, as well as its film adaptations, Manhunter (1986) and Red Dragon (2002). Dolarhyde is a serial killer who...
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parts of her teeth and eyes in Sisu. Following the release of Raya and the Last Dragon, Disney released Sisu dolls in both human and dragon form. In a Kumandra...
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far back as the ancient legends of Cadmus, who is said to have sown dragon teeth that turned into soldiers and Pygmalion whose statue of Galatea came...
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and plow, and to sow from a helmet the dragon's teeth; for he had got from Athena half of the dragon's teeth which Cadmus sowed in Thebes. These tribe...
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