The supposed responsibility of European people to govern and care for their colonial subjects.

plural of white blood cell

(medicine, physiology) One of the two types of adipose tissue present in mammals, providing heat insulation, mechanical cushion, and a source of energy, and comprising as much as 20% of the body weight in men and 25% of the body weight in women.

A medium-sized deer found throughout most of North and Central America and northern portions of South America; Odocoileus virginianus.

a bird, Dryolimnas cuvieri, from the family Rallidae.

A passerine bird of the antbird family (Thamnophilus aethiops).

A passerine bird (Biatas nigropectus) of the antbird family.

a kind of snail, Cepaea hortensis, very similar to the grove snail, but with a white band at the lip of the shell.

A large shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of coastal surface waters in all major oceans that feeds on fish and marine mammals.

(chiefly Canada, Michigan, informal) Canada