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(Encyclopedia)white shark, large, ferocious shark, Carcharodon carcharias. Also known as the great white shark and maneater, this shark can attack swimmers and boats without provocation, though it does not typicall...white snakeroot
(Encyclopedia)white snakeroot, North American woods perennial (Eupatorium urticifolium) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), having a flat-topped cluster of small white flowers. It is of the same genus as the b...white vitriol
(Encyclopedia)white vitriol: see zinc sulfate. ...white whale
(Encyclopedia)white whale: see beluga.zinc white
(Encyclopedia)zinc white: see zinc oxide.Leslie, Miriam Florence (Folline)
(Encyclopedia)Leslie, Miriam Florence (Folline), c.1836–1914, American publisher, b. New Orleans. She became editor of Frank Leslie's Lady's Journal in 1871 and married Leslie in 1874. After his death she skillfu...Folline, Miriam
(Encyclopedia)Folline, Miriam: see Leslie, Frank. ...Lesley, John
(Encyclopedia)Lesley, John: see Leslie, John.Leslie, Alexander, 1st earl of Leven
(Encyclopedia)Leslie, Alexander, 1st earl of Leven: see Leven, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of. ...great white shark
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