devaluation

(n.) A sudden drop in price due to the decision of a superior. Not to be confused with depreciation.

The dollar took another devaluation against the pound and euro today. Pretty soon it'll be back to 1950's standards and we can buy shit in cheaply.

by Gumba Gumba May 13, 2004

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Evolution of Cetaceans

This definition states how cetaceans (whales and dolphins) evolved for the last fifty million years.. Around 50 million years ago, there was a completely terrestrial mammal called Pakicetus. Pakicetus would occasionally go to the river banks to catch and eat fish. This would require swimming skills. This eventually drove Pakicetus to evolve. The legs became suited for water, and it learned how to hold its breath longer. Pakicetus evolved into Ambulocetus, which in turn evolved in Rodhocetus. Rodhocetus had limbs for diving, along with a blowhole, but had no purpose for land travel. Rodhocetus soon lost its hind legs and became Dorudon around 40 ma. Dorudon had dorsal fins and would give raise to many types of dolphins and whales in its future. The proof for the evolution of cetaceans is that they have a pelvic bone that remains where their legs had once been. That is it...

This was the evolution of cetaceans.

by WhoDatFreshBoi May 16, 2017

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evolution

Evolution is just a theory. What I don't get is how people can say it makes no sence that organisms are always evolving. There are examples of evolution all around us. Look at insects and farmers. Say a farmer is growing carrots, and there is a species of carrot eating insects that could potentially ruin his crop, what does the farmer do? The farmers sprays his crops with pesticides to kill these insects. But, these farmers have noticed that the exact same pesiticides they've used in previous years to kill the exact same insects are no longer working. Why? Because scientists have found out these insects are evolving to form a resistance to these pesticides. This is why every year new, stronger pesticides have to be created for crops(such as carrots).

Another example of evolution is found in the medical world. 70 years ago, it would be unheard of for someone to get Chicken Pox more than once. Now, some people get it twice, even 3 times. Why? Because the Chicken Pox virus is evolving, and changing, even growing a resistance antibiotics.

These are 2 examples of evolution in our modern world.

by Unbiased Reasoning July 29, 2006

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Evacation

a term used by hurricane evacuees who never get to go on vacations and don't stress about mandatory evacuations and leaving home for safety. Evacations are evacuation vacations .

We enjoyed our evacation this yr Thanks Rita for sending this coonass to Texas.

by wonderwoman2015 September 2, 2017

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