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   kalpac
         n 1: a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or
               sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus
               [syn: {calpac}, {calpack}, {kalpac}]

English Dictionary: Klopstock by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kelp greenling
n
  1. common food and sport fish of western coast of North America
    Synonym(s): kelp greenling, Hexagrammos decagrammus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
killifish
n
  1. small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Klebs-Loeffler bacillus
n
  1. a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria [syn: Corynebacterium diphtheriae, C. diphtheriae, Klebs- Loeffler bacillus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
klebsiella
n
  1. a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Klopstock
n
  1. German poet (1724-1803) [syn: Klopstock, {Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock}]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Keel \Keel\, n. [Cf. AS. ce[a2]l ship; akin to D. & G. kiel
      keel, OHG. chiol ship, Icel. kj[omac]ll, and perh. to Gr.
      gay^los a round-built Ph[oe]nician merchant vessel, gaylo`s
      bucket; cf. Skr. g[omac]la ball, round water vessel. But the
      meaning of the English word seems to come from Icel. kj[94]lr
      keel, akin to Sw. k[94]l, Dan. kj[94]l.]
      1. (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers
            scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the
            bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the
            vessel, and, by means of the ribs attached on each side,
            supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a
            combination of plates supplies the place of the keel of a
            wooden ship. See Illust. of {Keelson}.
  
      2. Fig.: The whole ship.
  
      3. A barge or lighter, used on the Type for carrying coal
            from Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twenty-one
            tons, four cwt. [Eng.]
  
      4. (Bot.) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a
            papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens
            and pistil; a carina. See {Carina}.
  
      5. (Nat. Hist.) A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat
            or curved surface.
  
      {Bilge keel} (Naut.), a keel peculiar to ironclad vessels,
            extending only a portion of the length of the vessel under
            the bilges. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
  
      {False keel}. See under {False}.
  
      {Keel boat}.
            (a) A covered freight boat, with a keel, but no sails,
                  used on Western rivers. [U. S.]
            (b) A low, flat-bottomed freight boat. See {Keel}, n., 3.
                 
  
      {Keel piece}, one of the timbers or sections of which a keel
            is composed.
  
      {On even keel}, in a level or horizontal position, so that
            the draught of water at the stern and the bow is the same.
            --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kelp \Kelp\, n. [Formerly kilpe; of unknown origin.]
      1. The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in
            the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of
            iodine.
  
      2. (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed.
  
      Note: {Laminaria} is the common kelp of Great Britain;
               {Macrocystis pyrifera} and {Nereocystis Lutkeana} are
               the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean.
  
      {Kelp crab} (Zo[94]l.), a California spider crab ({Epialtus
            productus}), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in
            color.
  
      {Kelp salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a serranoid food fish ({Serranus
            clathratus}) of California. See {Cabrilla}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kelp \Kelp\, n. [Formerly kilpe; of unknown origin.]
      1. The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in
            the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of
            iodine.
  
      2. (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed.
  
      Note: {Laminaria} is the common kelp of Great Britain;
               {Macrocystis pyrifera} and {Nereocystis Lutkeana} are
               the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean.
  
      {Kelp crab} (Zo[94]l.), a California spider crab ({Epialtus
            productus}), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in
            color.
  
      {Kelp salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a serranoid food fish ({Serranus
            clathratus}) of California. See {Cabrilla}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      Note: The salmons ascend rivers and penetrate to their head
               streams to spawn. They are remarkably strong fishes,
               and will even leap over considerable falls which lie in
               the way of their progress. The common salmon has been
               known to grow to the weight of seventy-five pounds;
               more generally it is from fifteen to twenty-five
               pounds. Young salmon are called parr, peal, smolt, and
               grilse. Among the true salmons are:
  
      {Black salmon}, or {Lake salmon}, the namaycush.
  
      {Dog salmon}, a salmon of Western North America
            ({Oncorhynchus keta}).
  
      {Humpbacked salmon}, a Pacific-coast salmon ({Oncorhynchus
            gorbuscha}).
  
      {King salmon}, the quinnat.
  
      {Landlocked salmon}, a variety of the common salmon (var.
            {Sebago}), long confined in certain lakes in consequence
            of obstructions that prevented it from returning to the
            sea. This last is called also {dwarf salmon}.
  
      Note: Among fishes of other families which are locally and
               erroneously called salmon are: the pike perch, called
               {jack salmon}; the spotted, or southern, squeteague;
               the cabrilla, called {kelp salmon}; young pollock,
               called {sea salmon}; and the California yellowtail.
  
      2. A reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the
            salmon.
  
      {Salmon berry} (Bot.), a large red raspberry growing from
            Alaska to California, the fruit of the {Rubus Nutkanus}.
           
  
      {Salmon killer} (Zo[94]l.), a stickleback ({Gasterosteus
            cataphractus}) of Western North America and Northern Asia.
           
  
      {Salmon ladder}, {Salmon stair}. See {Fish ladder}, under
            {Fish}.
  
      {Salmon peel}, a young salmon.
  
      {Salmon pipe}, a certain device for catching salmon. --Crabb.
  
      {Salmon trout}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The European sea trout ({Salmo trutta}). It resembles
                  the salmon, but is smaller, and has smaller and more
                  numerous scales.
            (b) The American namaycush.
            (c) A name that is also applied locally to the adult black
                  spotted trout ({Salmo purpuratus}), and to the steel
                  head and other large trout of the Pacific coast.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Cabrilla \[d8]Ca*bril"la\, n. [Sp., prawn.] (Zo[94]l)
      A name applied to various species of edible fishes of the
      genus {Serranus}, and related genera, inhabiting the
      Meditarranean, the coast of California, etc. In California,
      some of them are also called {rock bass} and {kelp salmon}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kelp \Kelp\, n. [Formerly kilpe; of unknown origin.]
      1. The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in
            the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of
            iodine.
  
      2. (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed.
  
      Note: {Laminaria} is the common kelp of Great Britain;
               {Macrocystis pyrifera} and {Nereocystis Lutkeana} are
               the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean.
  
      {Kelp crab} (Zo[94]l.), a California spider crab ({Epialtus
            productus}), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in
            color.
  
      {Kelp salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a serranoid food fish ({Serranus
            clathratus}) of California. See {Cabrilla}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      Note: The salmons ascend rivers and penetrate to their head
               streams to spawn. They are remarkably strong fishes,
               and will even leap over considerable falls which lie in
               the way of their progress. The common salmon has been
               known to grow to the weight of seventy-five pounds;
               more generally it is from fifteen to twenty-five
               pounds. Young salmon are called parr, peal, smolt, and
               grilse. Among the true salmons are:
  
      {Black salmon}, or {Lake salmon}, the namaycush.
  
      {Dog salmon}, a salmon of Western North America
            ({Oncorhynchus keta}).
  
      {Humpbacked salmon}, a Pacific-coast salmon ({Oncorhynchus
            gorbuscha}).
  
      {King salmon}, the quinnat.
  
      {Landlocked salmon}, a variety of the common salmon (var.
            {Sebago}), long confined in certain lakes in consequence
            of obstructions that prevented it from returning to the
            sea. This last is called also {dwarf salmon}.
  
      Note: Among fishes of other families which are locally and
               erroneously called salmon are: the pike perch, called
               {jack salmon}; the spotted, or southern, squeteague;
               the cabrilla, called {kelp salmon}; young pollock,
               called {sea salmon}; and the California yellowtail.
  
      2. A reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the
            salmon.
  
      {Salmon berry} (Bot.), a large red raspberry growing from
            Alaska to California, the fruit of the {Rubus Nutkanus}.
           
  
      {Salmon killer} (Zo[94]l.), a stickleback ({Gasterosteus
            cataphractus}) of Western North America and Northern Asia.
           
  
      {Salmon ladder}, {Salmon stair}. See {Fish ladder}, under
            {Fish}.
  
      {Salmon peel}, a young salmon.
  
      {Salmon pipe}, a certain device for catching salmon. --Crabb.
  
      {Salmon trout}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The European sea trout ({Salmo trutta}). It resembles
                  the salmon, but is smaller, and has smaller and more
                  numerous scales.
            (b) The American namaycush.
            (c) A name that is also applied locally to the adult black
                  spotted trout ({Salmo purpuratus}), and to the steel
                  head and other large trout of the Pacific coast.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Cabrilla \[d8]Ca*bril"la\, n. [Sp., prawn.] (Zo[94]l)
      A name applied to various species of edible fishes of the
      genus {Serranus}, and related genera, inhabiting the
      Meditarranean, the coast of California, etc. In California,
      some of them are also called {rock bass} and {kelp salmon}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kelpfish \Kelp"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A small California food fish ({Heterostichus rostratus}),
      living among kelp. The name is also applied to species of the
      genus {Platyglossus}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kelpie \Kel"pie\, Kelpy \Kel"py\, n.; pl. {Kelpies}. [Cf. Gael.
      cailpeach, calpach, colpach, a heifer, steer, colt, colpa a
      cow or horse.] (Scotch Myth.)
      An imaginary spirit of the waters, horselike in form,
      vulgarly believed to warn, by preternatural noises and
      lights, those who are to be drowned. --Jamieson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Killifish \Kil"li*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several small American cyprinodont fishes of the
      genus {Fundulus} and allied genera. They live equally well in
      fresh and brackish water, or even in the sea. They are
      usually striped or barred with black. Called also {minnow},
      and {brook fish}. See {Minnow}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Minnow \Min"now\, n. [OE. menow, cf. AS. myne; also OE. menuse,
      OF. menuise small fish; akin to E. minish, minute.] [Written
      also {minow}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish
            ({Phoxinus l[91]vis}, formerly {Leuciscus phoxinus});
            sometimes applied also to the young of larger kinds; --
            called also {minim} and {minny}. The name is also applied
            to several allied American species, of the genera
            {Phoxinus}, {Notropis}, or {Minnilus}, and {Rhinichthys}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any of numerous small American cyprinodont
            fishes of the genus {Fundulus}, and related genera. They
            live both in fresh and in salt water. Called also
            {killifish}, {minny}, and {mummichog}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Killifish \Kil"li*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several small American cyprinodont fishes of the
      genus {Fundulus} and allied genera. They live equally well in
      fresh and brackish water, or even in the sea. They are
      usually striped or barred with black. Called also {minnow},
      and {brook fish}. See {Minnow}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Minnow \Min"now\, n. [OE. menow, cf. AS. myne; also OE. menuse,
      OF. menuise small fish; akin to E. minish, minute.] [Written
      also {minow}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish
            ({Phoxinus l[91]vis}, formerly {Leuciscus phoxinus});
            sometimes applied also to the young of larger kinds; --
            called also {minim} and {minny}. The name is also applied
            to several allied American species, of the genera
            {Phoxinus}, {Notropis}, or {Minnilus}, and {Rhinichthys}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any of numerous small American cyprinodont
            fishes of the genus {Fundulus}, and related genera. They
            live both in fresh and in salt water. Called also
            {killifish}, {minny}, and {mummichog}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Klipfish \Klip"fish`\, n.
      Dried cod, exported from Norway. [Written also {clipfish}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Klipspringer \Klip"spring`er\, n. [D., lit., cliff springer.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A small, graceful South African antelope ({Nanotragus
      oreotragus}), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag
      to another with great agility; -- called also {kainsi}.
      [Written also {klippspringer}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Klipspringer \Klip"spring`er\, n. [D., lit., cliff springer.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A small, graceful South African antelope ({Nanotragus
      oreotragus}), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag
      to another with great agility; -- called also {kainsi}.
      [Written also {klippspringer}.]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kalvesta, KS
      Zip code(s): 67856

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kilbuck, PA
      Zip code(s): 15233

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kill Buck, NY
      Zip code(s): 14748

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Killbuck, OH (village, FIPS 40180)
      Location: 40.49717 N, 81.98361 W
      Population (1990): 809 (342 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 44637

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kulpsville, PA (CDP, FIPS 40608)
      Location: 40.24370 N, 75.34085 W
      Population (1990): 5183 (2047 housing units)
      Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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