Hydrocharitaceae

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Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

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illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

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Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

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Hydrocharitaceae: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	frog’s-bit family

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Elodea turtle grass Hydrilla tape grass hydrilla Vallisneria americana water soldier common frog’s-bit Vallisneria spiralis Brazilian elodea Araceae Alismataceae pondweed

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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous

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Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil

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