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the property of fat rejection (sometimes also called lipophobia) Oleophobicity: the property of oil rejection Photophobia (biology) a negative phototaxis or phototropism response, or a tendency to stay out of the light: Ultrahydrophobicity: the property given to materials that are extremely difficult to get wet: Thermophobia: aversion to heat
Bake-kujira – Ghost whale; Cetus – a monster with the head of a boar or a greyhound, the body of a whale or dolphin, and a divided, fan-like tail; Devil Whale – Whale capable of swallowing ships; Encantado – shapeshifting trickster dolphins; Glashtyn – Horse goblin from the sea
Akasi: the Sambal god of health and sickness; sometimes seen at the same level of power as Malayari [5] Lakambini: the Tagalog deity who protects throats and who is invoked to cure throat aches; also called Lakandaytan, as the god of attachment [6] Daniw: the Hanunoo Mangyan spirit residing in the stone cared for by the healers [7]
Delusional parasitosis (DP), also called delusional infestation, [2] is a mental health condition where a person falsely believes that their body is infested with living or nonliving agents. Common examples of such agents include parasites, insects, or bacteria. This is a delusion due to the belief persisting despite evidence that no ...
In Hungarian mythology, a white lady was the ghost of a girl or young woman that died violently; usually, young women who committed suicide, were murdered, or died while imprisoned. The ghost is usually bound to a specific location and is often identified as a specific person (e.g. Elizabeth Báthory [24]).
The American goshawk (Astur atricapillus) is a species of raptor in the family Accipitridae. It was first described by Alexander Wilson in 1812. The American goshawk was previously considered conspecific with the Eurasian goshawk but was assigned to a separate species in 2023 based on differences in morphology, vocalizations, and genetic divergence. [2]
Ghost Adventures is an American paranormal documentary and reality television series created by Zak Bagans and Nick Groff, airing on the Travel Channel. The series follows ghost hunters Zak Bagans, Nick Groff (seasons 1–10), and Aaron Goodwin as they investigate locations that are reported to be haunted. The show is introduced and narrated by ...
The word Shakchunni comes from the Sanskrit word Shankhachurni.It is usually described as the spirit of a married woman, wearing a special kind of traditional bangles made of shells (called ‘Shakha Pola'/'শাখা পলা’ in Bengali) around their arms, which is a sign of married Hindu women in Bengal.