Eponyms from Greek & Roman Mythology
Many commonly (or not so commonly) used words have their origins in characters from Greek or Roman history/mythology. Some stories behind these words named after […]
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Animal noises from around the world: meow
For the last in my series of blogs about animal noises around the world I will be examining the meow of a cat: ‘Meow’ To […]
Animal noises from around the world: cock-a-doodle-doo
Following on from my previous blog posts on animal noises around the world, this week’s victim is the cockerel. ‘Cock-a-doodle-doo’ The crowing of a rooster […]
Animal noises from around the world: neigh
This week for my series of blogs on animal noises from around the world I will be discussing the noise made by a horse. ‘Neigh’ […]
Animal noises from around the world: moo
For the third in my series of blogs on animal noises from around the world I will be looking at the noise a cow makes: […]