carnifex


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carnifex

(ˈkɑːnɪˌfɛks)
n
an executioner
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The animal was just one-fifth the size of the largest and last known marsupial lion species,  Thylacoleo carnifex. This carnivore (Thylacoleo carnifex) weighed around 130 kilograms.
We also collected samples from 474 alpine newts (Ichthyosaura alpestris; 18 dead, 456 skin swab samples), 239 smooth newts (Lissotriton vulgaris; 2 dead, 237 skin swab samples), 80 palmate newts (Lissotriton helveticus; all skin swab samples), 79 crested newts (Triturus cristatus; all skin swab samples), and 30 Italian crested newts (Triturus carnifex; all skin swab samples).
But when the Scriptorium is broken into, and Ravine Guard Carnifex Thane sees a homunculus fleeing the scene of the crime, events are set in motion that will ensure nothing will ever be the same again.
John of Salisbury repeatedly describes the prince as an executioner (carnifex).
Chelsea Grin performs with Carnifex, Sworn In, Black Tounge, The Family Ruin, Attraction To Tragedy, King Pariah, Lowpoints, Full Body Shot, I Guard The Throne and Bottomfed at 4 p.m.
Salt and water balance and antennal gland function in three Pacific species of terrestrial crab (Gecarcoidea lalandii, Cardisoma carnifex, Birgus latro), I.
Zerani, "Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide induces testicular testosterone synthesis through PGE2 mediation in crested newt, Triturus carnifex," Journal of Experimental Zoology, vol.
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