Nordicdragon's definitions

Gojira

The Japanese name for Godzilla. Gojira combines the Japanese names for gorilla and whale.

Since Gojira is made up of the Japanese words for gorilla and whale, do people in Japan just call Godzilla "Gorilla Whale"?

by Nordicdragon June 27, 2018

Emu

A giant, flightless bird native to Austrailia. European explorers first spotted the emu in 1696. Since then, they have become one of Australia's most famous species-and the continent's unofficial emblem. But don't underestimate the emu just because it looks like a comically overgrown turkey. It is a big bird and can grow as tall as 6.2 ft (1.9 m) and weigh around 110 ib. (50 kg). It is also powerful, exceptionally fast, and amazingly adaptable. While many of Australia's other flightless birds are struggling to cope with the modern world, the emu has survived and thrived.

1932 was the year of the Great Emu War. The Australian government sent troops into the outback to cull the rising numbers of emus because they were destroying farmers' crops.

by Nordicdragon June 27, 2018

Jawzahr

A dragon in Islamic mythology that is said to cause eclipses whenever he swallows the sun or moon.

Jawzahr made his first appearance in legends from Persia, which is modern-day Iran.

by Nordicdragon June 27, 2018

Gorynych

A Russian dragon that has three fire-spitting heads and seven tails. He walks on his two hind legs and has two small front legs, like a Tyrannosaurus Rex. His iron claws can slash through any shield or suit or armor.

Gorynych is featured in folktales and myths originating from Russia and Ukraine.

by Nordicdragon June 27, 2018

Barely legal

When you become a legal adult but are still not legal enough to do other things.

My son just turned 18. He was now a legal adult who could smoke, vote for president and watch NC-17 rated movies. But he was also Barely legal, meaning he's not legal enough to do other things like drink alcohol, enter clubs or even rent a car (those three things are only for those aged 21 and over).

by Nordicdragon July 3, 2018

Spy-hopping

The behavior that great white sharks often use. It involves a shark popping its head above the water line to see what's going on.

Great white sharks are one of the few species of shark to do spy-hopping.

by Nordicdragon June 27, 2018

Dunkleosteus

A prehistoric fish that lived during the late Devonian period. It had thick armor plates of bone over its head and neck for protection.

The teeth of Dunkleosteus were fearsome sharp blades of bone. They could easily slice through the armor of other hard-bodied animals.

Some fossils of Dunkleosteus have bite marks from the teeth of other Dunkleosteus. So these massive fish were probably cannibals.

by Nordicdragon June 27, 2018