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gecko
Any of about 750 species of harmless but noisy lizards in the family Gekkonidae: small, usually nocturnal reptiles that have soft skin, a short, stout body, a large head, and weak limbs often equipped with suction-padded digits. The pads contain tiny hairlike projections with microscopic hooks that cling to small surface irregularities, allowing geckos to climb absolutely smooth and vertical surfaces and even to run across ceilings. Most are 1-6 in. (3-15 cm) long, incl. the tail, and they are usually drably colored, with gray, brown, or white predominating. They live in habitats ranging from deserts to jungles in warm areas worldwide. When kept as pets in houses or apartments, they are allowed to run free and eat undesirable insects.


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Chinese alchemist and Taoist philosopher. He received a Confucian education but later became interested in the Taoist cult of physical immortality. His writings blended the occult doctrines of Taoism with the ethics of Confucius. His major work, Baopuzi ("He Who Holds to Simplicity"), discusses alchemy, diet, sexual hygiene, and meditation as well as the importance of ethical principles.


genro
(Japanese: "principal elders") Extraconstitutional oligarchy that dominated the Japanese government from the promulgation of the Meiji Constitution (1889) to the early 1930s. The genro were men who had played a leading role in the 1868 Meiji Restoration. Their caretaking role outside the official government structure continued the Japanese tradition of having actual authority wielded by forces other than the titular authority. See also Fujiwara family, Hojo family, Ito Hirobumi, Yamagata Aritomo.


geology
Scientific study of the earth, incl. its composition, structure, physical properties, and history. Geology is commonly divided into subdisciplines concerned with the chemical makeup of the earth, incl. the study of minerals (mineralogy) and rocks (petrology); the structure of the earth (structural geology) and volcanic phenomena (volcanology); landforms and the processes that produce them (geomorphology and glaciology); geologic history, incl. the study of fossils (paleontology), the development of sedimentary strata (stratigraphy), and the evolution of planetary bodies and their satellites (astrogeology); and economic geology and its various branches, such as mining geology and petroleum geology. Some major fields closely allied to geology are geodesy, geophysics, and geochemistry. See also environmental geology.


Peko
In Estonian religion, an agricultural deity who aided the growth of grain, especially barley. Peko was represented by a wax image that was kept buried in the grain in the granary and brought out in early spring for a ritual of agricultural fertility. At the end of a ceremonial feast, leftovers were distributed among the poor, and the men competed in wrestling or fence jumping to determine who had the right to keep ...

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