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iberia
  • n  an ancient geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains that corresponded approximately to the present-day Georgia
  • n  a peninsula in southwestern Europe
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ibero-mesornis
  • n  sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds
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ibex
  • n  wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns
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ibis
  • n  wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
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ibizan hound
  • n  breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt
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ibizan podenco
  • n  breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt
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ibn-roshd
  • n  Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)
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ibn-sina
  • n  Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
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ibn al-haytham
  • n  an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)
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ibn talal hussein
  • n  king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)
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ibolium privet
  • n  fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium
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ibota privet
  • n  fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium
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ibrahim
  • n  the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
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