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Kea

A large New Zealand parrot Nestor notabilis notorious for having acquired the habit of killing sheep called also mountain parrot

lipidosis

A disorder of lipid metabolism whether congenital or acquired

Man eater

of certain large sharks esp Carcharodon carcharias syn Carcharodon Rondeleti also a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh

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Natural

thing belonging to native character according to nature essential characteristic innate not artificial foreign assumed put on or acquired as the natural growth of animals or plants the natural motion of a gravitating body natural strength or

Neo Darwinism

Darwin to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and animals and denies the inheritance of acquired characters esp opposed to Neo Lamarckism Weismannism is an example of extreme Neo Darwinism

secondary meaning

renders the mark, name, or trade dress protectable under trademark law [the general descriptive name of the product acquired secondary meaning]

reservation

or other American Indian lands by legislative action, but that Act created the requirement that such jurisdiction be acquired with the consent of the tribe as manifest in an election among tribal adults. This requirement was not

Piratical

Of or pertaining to a pirate acquired by or practicing piracy as a piratical undertaking

goodwill

1 : an intangible asset that is made up of the favor or prestige which a business has acquired beyond the mere value of what it sells due to the personality or experience of those conducting it,

acquet

from Old French acquest, ultimately from Latin acquirere to acquire] in the civil law of Louisiana : property acquired through means other than inheritance

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