Of MICES and Mens - Answers1. Thomas R. Malthus, British economist, theorized that population increases at a faster rate than food supply, with eventual disastrous results, unless population growth is checked by war, disease, etc. No optimist, that one.2. To die intestate (from Latin testārī, to witness, make a will) means without having made a will. 3. A creche (from Old French kripja, crib) is a representation of the Bethlehem stable scene, with Mary, Joseph, and others around the manger. 4. Estrus (from Greek oistros, frenzy, passion) is the period of highest female fertility in most mammals. It’s also called heat or rut. 5. A solidus (from Latin) is what we commonly call a slash mark, slant mark, or (less commonly) a virgule. |
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