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Spatha appears, first in Pliny and then in Seneca, with different meanings: a spatula, a metal-working implement, a palm-leaf and so on. [10] There is no hint of any native Roman sword called a spatha. Referring to an actual sword, the term first appears in the pages of Tacitus with reference to an incident of the early empire. [11]
The marvelous spatuletail is currently (early 2022) treated by worldwide taxonomic systems as the only member of its genus. [3] [4] [5] However, a molecular phylogenetic study of the hummingbirds published in 2014 found that the marvelous spatuletail was embedded in genus Eriocnemis, the "pufflegs". [6]
The genus Spatula had originally been proposed by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1822. The type species is the northern shoveler. [4] [5] The name Spatula is the Latin word for "spoon", from which the English word "spatula" also originates. [6]
A spatula is a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread and lift material [1] including foods, drugs, plaster and paints. In medical applications, "spatula" may also be used synonymously with tongue depressor .
Are black plastic spatulas really that bad? Your exposure to toxins from popular cooking utensils may not be as extreme as recent study suggested. Korin Miller. December 13, 2024 at 11:42 AM.
The cinnamon teal (Spatula cyanoptera) is a species of duck found in western North and South America. It is a small dabbling duck , with bright reddish plumage on the male and duller brown plumage on the female.
A tongue depressor or spatula is a tool used in medical practice to depress the tongue to allow for examination of the mouth and throat. Hobbyists , artists, teachers and confectionery makers use tongue depressors, which may also be referred to as craft sticks or popsicle sticks .
He is thought to have been a Spanish priest, working in Tarazona. [1] Michael, bishop of Tarazona was a patron. Works attributed to him are translations of Alfraganus, [2] Haly, the Liber de secretis naturae of Apollonius of Tyana, [3] De Spatula on divination, [4] and the Tabula Smaragdina. [5]