a dome-shaped muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs.
Chickens don’t have a diaphragm, and their lungs can’t contract. They breathe by moving their entire ribcage to draw air into the lungs. That’s why you can accidentally stop a chick from breathing if you hold it with a firm grip. Chickens also have air sacs and a double respiration cycle.
by bluestinger66 August 16, 2023
Pronunciation of wunjo: WOON˙yoh
Letter sound: somewhere between “v” and “w” (may vary)
Appearance: ᚹ
Meaning: joy, happiness
Related words: wynn (also the name of the latin letter Ƿ ƿ)
Letter sound: somewhere between “v” and “w” (may vary)
Appearance: ᚹ
Meaning: joy, happiness
Related words: wynn (also the name of the latin letter Ƿ ƿ)
by bluestinger66 December 08, 2023
by bluestinger66 April 30, 2024
Hiragana letters: あいうえおかがきぎくぐけげこごさざしじすずせぜそぞただちぢつづてでとどなにぬねのはばぱひびぴふぶぷへべぺほぼぽまみむめもやゆよらりるれろゎわゐゑをん
Additional letters:ぁ small a, ぃ small i, ぅ small u, ぇ small e, ぉ small o, っ small tu, ゃ small ya, ゅ small yu, ゅょ small yo, ゎ small wa, ゔ vu, ゕ small ka, ゖ small ke
Digraphs: ゟ yori
Katakana letters: アイウエオカガキギクグケゲコゴサザシジスズセゼソゾタダチヂツヅテデトドナニヌネノハバパヒビピフブプヘベペホボポマミムメモヤユヨラリルレロワヰヱヲン
Additional letters: ァ small a, ィ small i, ゥ small u, ェ small e, ォ small o, ッ small tu, ャ small ya, ュ small yu, ョ small yo, ヮ small wa, ヴ vu, ヵ small ka, ヶ small ke, ヷ va, ヸ vi, ヹ ve, ヺ vo
Digraphs: ヿ koto
Transliteration: aiueokagakigikugukegekogosazasizisuzusezesozotadatiditudutedetodonaninunenohabapahibipihubupuhebepehobopomamimumemoyayuyorarirurerowawiwewon
Additional Hiragana and Katakana symbols:
゜ semi-voiced sound mark (handakuten)
゚ semi-voiced sound mark (handakuten), combining
゛ voiced sound mark (dakuten)
゙ voiced sound mark (dakuten), combining
ゝ iteration mark, Hiragana
ヽ iteration mark, Katakana
゠ Katakana-Hiragana double hyphen
ー prolonged sound mark
ゞ voiced iteration mark, Hiragana
ヾ voiced iteration mark, Katakana
Additional letters:ぁ small a, ぃ small i, ぅ small u, ぇ small e, ぉ small o, っ small tu, ゃ small ya, ゅ small yu, ゅょ small yo, ゎ small wa, ゔ vu, ゕ small ka, ゖ small ke
Digraphs: ゟ yori
Katakana letters: アイウエオカガキギクグケゲコゴサザシジスズセゼソゾタダチヂツヅテデトドナニヌネノハバパヒビピフブプヘベペホボポマミムメモヤユヨラリルレロワヰヱヲン
Additional letters: ァ small a, ィ small i, ゥ small u, ェ small e, ォ small o, ッ small tu, ャ small ya, ュ small yu, ョ small yo, ヮ small wa, ヴ vu, ヵ small ka, ヶ small ke, ヷ va, ヸ vi, ヹ ve, ヺ vo
Digraphs: ヿ koto
Transliteration: aiueokagakigikugukegekogosazasizisuzusezesozotadatiditudutedetodonaninunenohabapahibipihubupuhebepehobopomamimumemoyayuyorarirurerowawiwewon
Additional Hiragana and Katakana symbols:
゜ semi-voiced sound mark (handakuten)
゚ semi-voiced sound mark (handakuten), combining
゛ voiced sound mark (dakuten)
゙ voiced sound mark (dakuten), combining
ゝ iteration mark, Hiragana
ヽ iteration mark, Katakana
゠ Katakana-Hiragana double hyphen
ー prolonged sound mark
ゞ voiced iteration mark, Hiragana
ヾ voiced iteration mark, Katakana
by bluestinger66 August 24, 2022
by bluestinger66 September 23, 2022
Pronunciation of algiz: AHL˙geez
Letter sound: z (as in zoo or zip)
Appearance: ᛉ
Meaning: elk
Comes from: proto-Germanic word “elhaz”
Related words: eolhx
Letter sound: z (as in zoo or zip)
Appearance: ᛉ
Meaning: elk
Comes from: proto-Germanic word “elhaz”
Related words: eolhx
by bluestinger66 December 15, 2023
The six phases of cell division - interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and cytokinesis
Teacher: Does anyone of you know a way how to remember the six phases of cell division?
Little kid: I ... pee mat ... see?
Teacher: Who are you? And how did you know IPMATC is exactly the acronym I wanted to hear?
Little kid: Look!
Teacher: Oh ...
Me: Ugh ... you really did pee on that mat, huh?
Little kid: I ... pee mat ... see?
Teacher: Who are you? And how did you know IPMATC is exactly the acronym I wanted to hear?
Little kid: Look!
Teacher: Oh ...
Me: Ugh ... you really did pee on that mat, huh?
by bluestinger66 August 19, 2022