DIENTAMOEBA
\dˌi͡əntɐmˈiːbə], \dˌiəntɐmˈiːbə], \d_ˌiə_n_t_ɐ_m_ˈiː_b_ə]\
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A genus of minute protozoa that are characterized by the preponderance of binucleate over uninucleate forms, the presence of several distinct granules in the karyosome, and the lack of a cystic stage. It is parasitic in the large intestine of humans and certain monkeys.
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Sarah Tittle Bolton
- An American poet; born Newport, Ky., Dec. 18, 1815; died in Ind., Aug. 4, 1893. She is known for her patriotic and war poems, including: "Paddle Your Own Canoe"; "Left on the Battlefield"; etc. "Poems"(New York, 1865; Indianapolis, 1886).