mythical
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The name Vasuki indicus honors the mythical serpent associated with the Hindu deity Shiva, as well as the country where the fossil was found.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
Yet for all the mythical qualities of Apollo, Jack Kiraly, director of government relations at the Planetary Society, said "nostalgia" perhaps "glosses over some of the issues that the program at the time faced."
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
Suleimani was powerful and viewed as a national hero in Iran, and his mythical status grew even more in death.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
The original game featured 151 species, but by 2026, about 1,025 had been introduced - all based on real-life animals or mythical creatures.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The mythical animals catalogued in the bestiaries of the world seem, at a casual glance, nothing but exotic nonsense.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing mythical
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