roquelaure

noun

Definition of roquelaurenext
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  1. capuchin
  2. palatine
  3. pelisse
  4. manta
Noun
  • For example, the adoption of a marmoset by a capuchin monkey.
    — Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The connection to nature at Vista Celestial is truly profound, with wildlife waiting for you at the door—I'm not kidding, at one point, a capuchin monkey walked onto our patio to say hello.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Definition of capuchin
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  • The palatine tonsils are the ones seen at the back of the throat.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
  • During the Thirty Years’ War, military enterprisers included such figures as Ernst von Mansfeld, who raised an army for the elector palatine, and Albrecht von Wallenstein, who offered his services to Ferdinand II, the Holy Roman emperor.
    — Allison Stanger, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
Definition of palatine
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  • Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak); social calls, dinners, and balls; the weather; her mother’s health; and people—often dozens of names.
    — Robert Garnett, WSJ, 14 July 2017
Definition of pelisse
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  • The water was sparkly and glittery thanks to the bright sunrays shining through, and one manta even flipped out of the ocean right in front of me.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Divers captured video footage of Galápagos sharks approaching manta rays and deliberately rubbing parts of their bodies, especially their heads, gill regions and sides, against the mantas’ undersides.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of manta
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