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  2. List of Chinook Jargon place names - Wikipedia

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    possibly refers to a type of tree, or to the use of a particular type of wood or tree used as a paintbrush, or as a source of dye or paint. Chumstick Creek " Chelan: WA: stream: Leavenworth: 47.603°N: 120.643°W: Chumstick Mountain: s" Chelan: WA: summit: Chumstick Mountain: 47.651°N: 120.450°W: Colchuck Glacier "cold water" i.e. "ice ...

  3. List of organisms with names derived from Indigenous ...

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    Lower Chinook: From uλalxʷen, the name of the fish, via Chinook Jargon. The word may also be the origin of the name Oregon. [89] Euneomys chincilloides (Patagonian chinchilla mouse) rodent: Quechua: From chinchilla, ultimately from Quechua chincha ("ocelot"). [63] Futalognkosaurus † titanosaur: Mapudungun

  4. Chinook Jargon - Wikipedia

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    Chinook Jargon (Chinuk Wawa or Chinook Wawa, also known simply as Chinook or Jargon) is a language originating as a pidgin trade language in the Pacific Northwest.It spread during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and Washington, then to British Columbia and parts of Alaska, Northern California, Idaho and Montana.

  5. 180+ funny cat names that are truly hiss-terical - AOL

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    Things to remember when choosing a funny cat name. 1. Don't make it too long: The first thing you want to take into consideration when choosing a funny cat name is the length. Remember, this is a ...

  6. List of cat breeds - Wikipedia

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    There are many examples of nomenclatural overlap and differences of this sort. Furthermore, many geographical and cultural names for cat breeds are fanciful selections made by Western breeders to be exotic sounding and bear no relationship to the actual origin of the breeds; [6] the Balinese, Javanese, and Himalayan are all examples of this trend.

  7. Here are 2016's most popular cat names in America - AOL

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    In fact, many of the top 10 male and female cat names last year were also list-toppers for babies. For male cats, Oliver took the number one spot, followed by Leo and Charlie. And on the ladies ...

  8. List of felids - Wikipedia

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    Blue is the range of Felinae (excluding the domestic cat), green is the range of Pantherinae. Felidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, colloquially referred to as cats. A member of this family is called a felid. [1] [2] The term "cat" refers both to felids in general and specifically to domestic cats.

  9. Cats have 276 different facial expressions, study finds - AOL

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    Both researchers assessed the differences in expression with a coding system designed specifically for cats, called the cat Facial Action Coding System, and looking at the number and types of ...