Sea otter: alternatives and connections

A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secreti…

Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on…

An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (Illicium anisatum), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise.

The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake.

largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice

A North American carnivore (Bassaris astuta), about the size of a cat, related to the raccoons. It inhabits Mexico, Texas, and Califor…

A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also eulachon. It is so oily…

large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning

A plant (Zostera marina), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast.

The Chinese name for a highly prized variety of pale green jade. See Jade.

A gigantic clam (Glycimeris generosa) of the Pacific coast of North America, highly valued as an article of food.

A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng)…

A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.

Of or pertaining to the Kurile Islands, a chain of islands in the Pacific ocean, extending from the southern extremity of Kamschatka t…

A large marine annelid (Arenicola marina) having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found burrowing in sandy bea…

A sacred inclosure or temple; -- so called by the islanders of the Pacific Ocean.

Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a collective designation of the islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, embracing the Marsha…

The only existing genus of tetrabranchiate cephalopods. About four species are found living in the tropical Pacific, but many other sp…