herpes genitalis
— Noun
– English
~ an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area
herpes
— Noun
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~ any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
herpetologist
— Noun
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~ a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians
herpetology
— Noun
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~ the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians
Herr
— Noun
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~ a German courtesy title or form of address for a man
Herr
— Noun
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~ a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
Herrenvolk
— Noun
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~ a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others
herrerasaur
— Noun
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~ a kind of theropod dinosaur found in Argentina
herrerasaurus
— Noun
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~ a kind of theropod dinosaur found in Argentina
herrick
— Noun
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~ English lyric poet (1591-1674)
herring
— Noun
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~ valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
herring gull
— Noun
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~ large gull of the northern hemisphere
herring
— Noun
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~ commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
herringbone
— Noun
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~ a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery
herringbone
— Noun
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~ a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
Herschel
— Noun
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~ English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)
Herschel
— Noun
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~ English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)
hershey
— Noun
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~ United States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945)
Hershey
— Noun
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~ an industrial town to the east of Harrisburg