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A frog is an amphibian characterized by long hind legs, a short body, webbed digits, protruding eyes and the absence of a tail. Frogs are most noticeable through their call, which can be widely heard during the mating season. It is estimated that up to 20% of amphibian species may care for their young in one way or another, and there is a great ...
Piscine and amphibian humanoids (people with the characteristics of fish or amphibians) which appear in folklore and fiction. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
The bishop-fish, a piscine humanoid reported in Poland in the 16th century. Aquatic humanoids appear in legend and fiction. [1] " Water-dwelling people with fully human, fish-tailed or other compound physiques feature in the mythologies and folklore of maritime, lacustrine and riverine societies across the planet."
Echidna, the wife of Typhon in Greek mythology, was half woman, half snake. Fu Xi: serpentine founding figure from Chinese mythology. Glycon: a Roman snake god who had the head of a man. The Gorgons: Sisters in Greek mythology who had serpents for hair. The Lamiai: female phantoms from Greek mythology depicted as half woman, half-serpent.
Ciguapa – Mythical women who live in the high mountains of the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. Of human female form with brown or dark blue skin, backward facing feet, and very long manes of smooth, glossy hair covering their bodies; nocturnal, hostile, to be avoided.
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Body shapes are often categorised in the fashion industry into one of four elementary geometric shapes, [30] though there are very wide ranges of actual sizes within each shape: Rectangular. The waist is less than 9 inches (23 cm) smaller than the hips and bust. [30] Body fat is distributed predominantly in the abdomen, buttocks, chest, and face.
(2002), "Although it is widely used to show that we are just animals, and that our very existence is a mere accident, the ultimate icon goes far beyond the evidence." [8] The book likens a selection of evolution theory textbook topics to the cover illustration thus qualified. A German protest banner against the Stuttgart 21 project, 2010. The ...