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tick
Any of some 825 parasitic arachnid species (suborder Ixodida, order Parasitiformes), found worldwide. Adults may be slightly more than an inch (30 mm) long, but most species are much smaller. Hard ticks start and end each developmental stage--egg, larva, nymph, adult--on the ground; at the completion of each stage, they attach to a host (usually a mammal), engorge on blood, then drop to the ground. Soft ticks feed intermittently, pass through several nymphal stages, and live in the host's den or nest. Hard ticks may draw large amounts of blood, secrete paralyzing or lethal neurotoxins, and transmit diseases. Soft ticks may also carry diseases. The deer tick is the principal vector of Lyme disease.
Vico
Italian philosopher of cultural history and law. In his major work New Science (1725), Vico attempted to bring about the convergence of history and the more systematic social sciences, so that their interpenetration could form a single science of humanity. He had his own vision of mankind and the universe, and he posed the modern problem of the meaning of life and history. He affirmed that Providence must right the course of history so that humanity would be engulfed in successive cataclysms. Increasingly recognized as one of the important figures in European intellectual history, Vico is seen today as a forerunner of the founders of cultural anthropology.
Bock
U.S. composer. Born in New Haven, Conn., he studied at the Univ. of Wisconsin, then collaborated with Larry Holofcener (b.1926) on songs for television's Your Show of Shows and the musical Mr. Wonderful (1956). With the composer-lyricist Sheldon Harnick (b.1924), he had his greatest successes, Fiorello! (1959, Pulitzer Prize) and Fiddler on the Roof (1964). Bock and Harnick's other musicals included The Body Beautiful (1958), Tenderloin (1960), the admired She Loves Me (1963), The Apple Tree (1966), and The Rothschilds (1966).
cicada
Any insect in the order Homoptera having two pairs of membranous wings, prominent compound eyes, and three simple eyes (ocelli). Most of the 1,500 known species are in the family Cicadidae and are found in tropical deserts, grasslands, and forests. Males produce loud noises by vibrating membranes near the base of the abdomen. Most N. Amer. cicadas produce rhythmical ticks, buzzes, or whines, though the "song" of some species is musical. The species are easily distinguishable by song, behavior, and appearance. Periodic cicadas (species that occur in large numbers in chronologically and geographically isolated broods) appear in regular cycles, incl. the well-known 17-year cicada (often erroneously called the 17-year locust) and 13-year cicada. The larvae (nymphs) burrow into the ground, where they remain for 13 or 17 years, feeding on juices sucked from roots; they then emerge in large numbers to live aboveground as adults for a single week.
Cicero
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