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Bingo of the Days

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Sep 15, 2011

ISOPLETH  63 points (13 points without the bingo)Definition: a type of isogram [n]Okay... in order to know what an isopleth is, you first have to know what an isogram is...An isogram (or isoline) is a ...

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Sep 14, 2011

URUSHIOL  61 points (11 points without the bingo)Definition: a toxic liquid [n]It may look like a funny word, especially since it's derived from a word meaning "lacquer" in Japan, but most of you are ...

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Sep 14, 2011

TINTYPE  62 points (12 points without the bingo)Definition: a kind of photograph [n]Tintypes are a type of photograph that you would find in antique shops, estate sales, and maybe even in your attic. ...

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Sep 13, 2011

MBAQANGA  72 points (22 points without the bingo)Definition: a South African dance music [n]Back in the late 1950s, old strains of the popular South African indigenous music called marabi, which consi ...

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Sep 12, 2011

REREMICE  62 points (12 points without the bingo)Definition: bats (flying mammals) [n/pl.]But these aren't just ordinary flying bats. Reremice (or rearmice) are known more commonly as particolored bat ...

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Sep 10, 2011

EURYOKY  67 points (17 points without the bingo)Definition: the ability of an organism to live under variable conditions [n]To be more specific, the term euryoky (or euroky) is applied to species with ...

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Sep 10, 2011

OOPHYTE  65 points (15 points without the bingo)Definition: a stage of development in certain plants [n]More specifically, in botany, the gametophyte in mosses, liverworts, and ferns, resulting from t ...