• Mormon Station (Nevada, United States)

    Genoa, unincorporated town, Douglas county, western Nevada, U.S., west of the Carson River and east of Lake Tahoe, 12 miles (19 km) south-southwest of Carson City. Genoa is the oldest permanent settlement in Nevada. It was founded in 1851 as a trading post and provisioning station to serve passing

  • Mormon Tabernacle (building, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States)

    Utah: The arts: …Mormon Temple and the turtleback Mormon Tabernacle, both in Salt Lake City. The latter was built in the 1860s. It holds up to 8,000 people and has rare acoustical qualities that enrich the sounds of its world-famous organ, with some 11,600 pipes. There are also notable Mormon temples in St.…

  • Mormon Tabernacle Choir (choir, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States)

    Salt Lake City: The contemporary city: …Tabernacle (1863–75; famous for its choir), Salt Lake Temple (1853–93), and the Seagull Monument (1913), all within Temple Square. Near the square are Beehive and Lion houses (residences for Brigham Young’s families) and Young’s grave. The State Capitol (1916), built of Utah granite and marble in Corinthian style, has an…

  • Mormon tea (beverage)

    ephedra: Major species and uses: …tealike preparation known variously as Mormon tea, Mexican tea, and desert tea.

  • Mormon Temple (building, Mesa, Arizona, United States)

    Mesa: …is the site of a Mormon Temple (1927), Mesa Community College (1965), and the University of Arizona’s Agricultural Experimental Station. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is across the river to the north. The Chicago Cubs have their spring training camp there. In 2007 commercial air service began at the Phoenix-Mesa…

  • Mormon Trail (historical trail, United States)

    Mormon Trail, in U.S. history, the route taken by Mormons from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake in what would become the state of Utah. After Mormon leader Joseph Smith was murdered by a mob in 1844, church members realized that their settlement at Nauvoo was becoming increasingly

  • Mormon, Book of (religious literature)

    Book of Mormon, work accepted as holy scripture, in addition to the Bible, in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other Mormon churches. It was first published in 1830 in Palmyra, New York, and was thereafter widely reprinted and translated. Its followers hold that it is a divinely

  • Mormonilloida (crustacean)

    crustacean: Annotated classification: Order Mormonilloida Antennule with 3 or 4 long segments and long setae; fifth leg absent; marine. Order Harpacticoida Antennules short; abdomen not markedly narrower than the thorax; articulation between thoracic segments 5 and 6; mostly benthic, some tunnel in the fronds of seaweeds; usually 1 egg…

  • Mormonism (religion)

    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), church that traces its origins to a religion founded by Joseph Smith in the United States in 1830. The term Mormon, often used to refer to members of this church, comes from the Book of Mormon, which was published by Smith in 1830; use of the term

  • Mormoopidae (bat family)

    bat: Annotated classification: Family Mormoopidae (leaf-chinned bats) 10 small species in 2 genera of tropical Central and South America. Some walk. All lack nose leaf but have elaborate lip leaves. Tail and interfemoral membrane well developed. Colour ranges from brown through orange, red, and yellow. Feed on flying insects. Densely…

  • Mormugão (India)

    Goa: Settlement patterns and demographic trends: …in contemporary Goa: Panaji (Panjim), Marmagao (Mormugão), and Madgaon (Margão). Panaji was originally a suburb of Old Goa. Like its parent city, Panaji was built on the left bank of the Mandavi estuary. Now a busy port city, it contains the archbishop’s palace, the government house, and many markets. Marmagao,…

  • mormyr (fish)

    mormyrid, any of several species of slimy freshwater African fishes that comprise the family Mormyridae (order Mormyriformes). They are usually found in sluggish, muddy water. Mormyrids are soft-rayed bony fishes with abdominal pelvic fins, forked tail fins, small mouths and eyes, restricted gill

  • mormyrid (fish)

    mormyrid, any of several species of slimy freshwater African fishes that comprise the family Mormyridae (order Mormyriformes). They are usually found in sluggish, muddy water. Mormyrids are soft-rayed bony fishes with abdominal pelvic fins, forked tail fins, small mouths and eyes, restricted gill

  • Mormyridae (fish)

    mormyrid, any of several species of slimy freshwater African fishes that comprise the family Mormyridae (order Mormyriformes). They are usually found in sluggish, muddy water. Mormyrids are soft-rayed bony fishes with abdominal pelvic fins, forked tail fins, small mouths and eyes, restricted gill

  • Mormyroidei (fish suborder)

    osteoglossomorph: Annotated classification: Suborder Mormyroidei With electrical organs; very diverse head shape and mouth form. 2 families, about 200 species. Confined to Africa; fossils from Pliocene of Egypt. Family Mormyridae (mormyrs and elephant-snout fishes) Anal, caudal, and dorsal fins present; about 18 genera, approximately 200 species.

  • morna (Cabo Verdean art form)

    Eugénio Tavares: …most important book, however, was Mornas: Cantigas Crioulas (“Mornas: Creole Songs”), which was published posthumously in 1932.

  • Mornay, Duke de (French statesman)

    Émile Ollivier: …and began working with the Duke de Mornay for a “liberal empire” that would incorporate elements of parliamentary government.

  • Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly (French diplomat)

    Philippe de Mornay, seigneur du Plessis-Marly was a French diplomat who was one of the most outspoken and well-known publicists for the Protestant cause during the French Wars of Religion (1562–98). Mornay received a Protestant education, studying Hebrew, law, and German at the University of

  • Morne de la Grande Montagne (mountain, Saint Pierre and Miquelon)

    Saint-Pierre and Miquelon: …(the Mornes) that rise to Morne de la Grande Montagne (787 feet [240 metres]), the highest point on the archipelago.

  • Morne Seychellois (mountain, Mahé Island, Seychelles)

    Seychelles: Relief and climate: The highest point in Seychelles, Morne Seychellois (2,969 feet [905 metres]), situated on Mahé, is located within this mountainous island group. The coralline islands, rising only a few feet above sea level, are flat with elevated coral reefs at different stages of formation. These islands are largely waterless, and very…

  • Morne Trois Pitons National Park (national park, Dominica)

    Roseau: …km) east of town is Morne Trois Pitons National Park, which contains a flooded fumarole known as Boiling Lake. The park was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. Pop. (2006 est.) 16,600; (2011) 14,725.

  • Mörner, Carl Otto (Swedish baron)

    Sweden: Royalist reaction: A Swedish lieutenant, Baron Carl Otto Mörner, was sent to Paris as their envoy to offer one of Napoleon’s marshals the throne of Sweden. The choice fell on the prince of Pontecorvo, the marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte. This choice pleased Napoleon, though he may have preferred the Swedish throne to…

  • Morning After, The (film by Lumet [1986])

    Jane Fonda: …Agnes of God (1985) and The Morning After (1986).

  • morning drop (pathology)

    gonorrhea, sexually transmitted disease characterized principally by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the genital tract and urethra. It is caused by the gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae—a bacterium with a predilection for the type of mucous membranes found in the genitourinary tract and

  • morning glory (plant)

    morning glory, any of several herbaceous twining vines or shrubs in the genus Ipomoea (family Convolvulaceae). Several species of morning glories are cultivated for their showy trumpet-shaped flowers and attractive leaves. Common morning glory (I. purpurea), an annual vine that bears heart-shaped

  • Morning Glory (film by Michell [2010])

    Harrison Ford: …Extraordinary Measures (2010), the comedy Morning Glory (2010), the science-fiction western Cowboys & Aliens (2011), and the corporate thriller Paranoia (2013). In the inspirational 42 (2013), about the life of Jackie Robinson, Ford portrayed the pioneering baseball executive Branch Rickey. In Ender’s Game (2013), an

  • Morning Glory (film by Sherman [1933])

    Katharine Hepburn: For her third film, Morning Glory (1933), Hepburn won an Academy Award for her portrayal of an aspiring actress.

  • morning glory family (plant family)

    Convolvulaceae, the morning glory family of flowering plants (order Solanales), which includes some 59 genera and about 1,600 species. The family is widespread in both tropical and temperate areas, and its members are widely cultivated for their colourful funnel-shaped flowers. Most are twining and

  • morning glory tree (plant)

    Ipomoea: Major species: The morning glory tree (casahuate; I. arborescens) is one of several similar tropical American tree and shrub morning glories.

  • Morning Haiku (poetry by Sanchez)

    Sonia Sanchez: …Loose My Skin (1999); and Morning Haiku (2010). In 2018 Sanchez received the Academy of American Poets’ Wallace Stevens Award.

  • Morning in the Burned House (work by Atwood)

    Canadian literature: Poetry and poetics: Her Morning in the Burned House (1995) invokes popular and classical myths, the elegy, history, and the personal lyric. Ondaatje also turned to historical personae in his collage The Collected Works of Billy the Kid (1970), as did Bowering in his long poem George, Vancouver (1970).…

  • morning nausea (pathology)

    nausea: …months of pregnancy is called morning sickness and usually occurs at breakfast time. It recurs daily for two or three weeks and then disappears without any treatment. Nausea may also arise from any of the causes of an abnormal lack of appetite—for example, shock, pain, intracranial pressure, badly fitting dentures,…

  • Morning of the Execution of the Streltsy, The (painting by Surikov)

    Vasily Ivanovich Surikov: …in Surikov’s main trilogy (The Morning of the Execution of the Streltsy, 1881; Menshikov at Beryozovo, 1883; and The Boyarynya Morozova, 1887) stems from actual childhood impressions.

  • Morning Phase (album by Beck)

    Beck: …a spinal injury—Beck returned with Morning Phase (2014), which he described as a “companion piece” to Sea Change. The acclaimed work earned several Grammy Awards, including album of the year and best rock album. Beck made guest appearances on releases by other artists and worked with producer Greg Kurstin on…

  • Morning Show, The (American television series)

    Jennifer Aniston: …took a starring role in The Morning Show, which aired on Apple TV+ and also featured Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell.

  • morning sickness (pathology)

    nausea: …months of pregnancy is called morning sickness and usually occurs at breakfast time. It recurs daily for two or three weeks and then disappears without any treatment. Nausea may also arise from any of the causes of an abnormal lack of appetite—for example, shock, pain, intracranial pressure, badly fitting dentures,…

  • Morning Star (Cheyenne chief)

    Dull Knife was a chief of the northern Cheyenne who led his people on a desperate trek from confinement in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) to their home in Montana. He was known to his people as Morning Star. Five months after Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer’s defeat at the Battle of the Little Big

  • Morning Star, The (novel by Knausgaard)

    Karl Ove Knausgaard: …other books included Morgenstjernen (2020; The Morning Star), a horror-infused novel focusing on nine people who, following the foreboding appearance of a new star in the sky, contend with various problems. The sequel, Ulvene fra evighetens skog (“The Wolves from the Forest of Eternity”), appeared in 2021. He also wrote…

  • Morning Sun Newspaper (Japanese newspaper)

    Asahi shimbun, nationwide Japanese daily newspaper, one of the “big three” in influence and circulation, printed in Tokyo, Ōsaka, and several other regional centres and also as an English-language-edition daily in Tokyo. Asahi was founded in Ōsaka in 1879 and has been in the hands of the Murayama

  • Morning Walk, The (painting by Gainsborough)

    Thomas Gainsborough: London period of Thomas Gainsborough: ” The Morning Walk (see above), with romanticized figures strolling in a landscape, is painted in the same spirit. The “fancy pictures” painted in the 1780s gave Gainsborough particular pleasure. They are full-sized, idealized portraits of country children and peasants painted from models—for example, The Cottage…

  • Morning Yet on Creation Day (essays by Achebe)

    Chinua Achebe: Achebe’s books of essays include Morning Yet on Creation Day (1975), Hopes and Impediments (1988), Home and Exile (2000), The Education of a British-Protected Child (2009), and the autobiographical There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra (2012). In 2007 he won the Man Booker International Prize.

  • morning-after pill (drug)

    contraception: Hormonal contraceptives: The “morning-after pill”—a series of pills containing either high dosages of both estrogen and progestogen (any progestational steroid, such as progesterone) or only progestogen—is one of the few methods for preventing pregnancy after intercourse.

  • Mornings Like This: Found Poems (poetry by Dillard)

    Annie Dillard: … was published in 1994 and Mornings Like This: Found Poems arrived in 1995. For the Time Being (1999) presents Dillard’s wide-ranging reflections on, among other subjects, the meaning of suffering and death and the nature of God. The novel The Maytrees (2007) takes as its subjects Lou and Toby Maytree,…

  • Mornington (island, Australia)

    Wellesley Islands: Mornington, the largest (250 square miles [648 square km]), is the northernmost. Lying 15 miles (24 km) offshore, it rises to 300 feet (90 m) and has a mission station for Aborigines and an airport. Bentinck (59 square miles) and Sweers (6 square miles) are…

  • Mornington, Richard Colley Wellesley, 2nd Earl of (British statesman)

    Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley was a British statesman and government official. Wellesley, as governor of Madras (now Chennai) and governor-general of Bengal (both 1797–1805), greatly enlarged the British Empire in India and, as lord lieutenant of Ireland (1821–28, 1833–34), attempted

  • Mornington, Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle, 2nd earl of (British statesman)

    Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley was a British statesman and government official. Wellesley, as governor of Madras (now Chennai) and governor-general of Bengal (both 1797–1805), greatly enlarged the British Empire in India and, as lord lieutenant of Ireland (1821–28, 1833–34), attempted

  • Morny, Charles-Auguste-Louis-Joseph, duc de (French politician)

    Charles-Auguste-Louis-Joseph, duke de Morny was a French political and social leader during the Second Empire who played an important part in the coup d’état of Dec. 12, 1851, which eventually led to the establishment of Charles Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, Morny’s half brother, as Emperor Napoleon

  • Moro (people)

    Moro, any of several Muslim peoples of Mindanao, Palawan, the Sulu Archipelago, and other southern islands of the Philippines. Constituting about 5 percent of the Philippine population, they can be classified linguistically into 10 subgroups: the Maguindanao of North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and

  • Moro (island, Indonesia)

    Halmahera, largest island of the Moluccas, in Indonesia; administratively, it is part of the propinsi (or provinsi; province) of North Maluku (Maluku Utara). The island, located between the Molucca Sea (west) and the Pacific Ocean (east), consists of four peninsulas enclosing three great bays

  • moro expósito, El (work by Saavedra)

    Ángel de Saavedra, duke de Rivas: …influence which, already visible in El moro expósito (1834; “The Foundling Moor”), was to triumph in his Romances históricos (1841; “Historical Romances”), both significant examples of his Romantic poetry.

  • Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Filipino separatist movement)

    Benigno Aquino III: …a peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in October 2012. The deal promised a significant amount of autonomy to a Muslim-majority region of southern Mindinao and seemingly concluded four decades of deadly conflict. Economic growth in the Philippines was strong during Aquino’s administration, but unemployment remained high,…

  • Moro National Liberation Front (Filipino military organization)

    Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), Muslim separatist movement in the southern Philippines that has employed guerrilla tactics and violence in its campaign for the creation of an independent democratic, Islamic state. Taking its name from the Muslim Moro peoples of Mindanao and other southern

  • Moro Wars (Philippine history)

    Moro Wars, (1901–13), in Philippine history, a series of scattered campaigns involving American troops and Muslim bands on Mindanao, Philippines. The Moro fought for religious rather than political reasons, and their actions were unconnected with those of the Filipino revolutionaries who conducted

  • Moro, Aldo (premier of Italy)

    Aldo Moro was a law professor, Italian statesman, and leader of the Christian Democratic Party, who served five times as premier of Italy (1963–64, 1964–66, 1966–68, 1974–76, and 1976). In 1978 he was kidnapped and subsequently murdered by left-wing terrorists. A professor of law at the University

  • Moro, Antonio (Netherlandish painter)

    Antonis Mor was a North Netherlandish portrait painter. Mor studied art under Jan van Scorel, and, after making a professional visit to Italy, he began to paint portraits in the style of Hans Holbein. His rise to eminence was rapid. In 1552 he was invited to Madrid by the emperor Charles V. In 1554

  • Moro, Il (duke of Milan)

    Ludovico Sforza was an Italian Renaissance regent (1480–94) and duke of Milan (1494–98), a ruthless prince and diplomatist and a patron of Leonardo da Vinci and other artists. Ludovico Sforza was the second son of Francesco Sforza, who had made himself duke of Milan. While still a child, he

  • moro-moro (folk drama)

    moro-moro, the earliest known form of organized theatre in the Philippines; it was created by Spanish priests. Other than epic recitations, whatever indigenous theatrical forms may have existed there before were obliterated by the Spanish to facilitate the spread of Christianity. In 1637 a play was

  • Moroccan Art, Museum of (museum, Morocco)

    Morocco: Cultural institutions: The Oudaïa Museum (founded 1915; also known as the Museum of Moroccan Art) is located near Rabat’s Oudaïa Casbah. Originally constructed as a private residence in the 17th century, the museum has collections of premodern Moroccan arts and crafts, as does the Dar El-Jamaï Museum (1920),…

  • Moroccan crises

    Moroccan crises, (1905–06, 1911), two international crises centring on France’s attempts to control Morocco and on Germany’s concurrent attempts to stem French power. In 1904 France had concluded a secret treaty with Spain partitioning Morocco and had also agreed not to oppose Britain’s moves in

  • Moroccan cuisine (gastronomy)

    Morocco: Daily life and social customs: Moroccan cuisine has gained a following among connoisseurs worldwide, and the country’s rich agricultural regions provide ample products for Moroccan kitchens. Meat staples include fish, lamb, and fowl—including pigeon, which is considered a delicacy when baked in pastry, the b’stillah, a national favourite. Tomatoes, peppers,…

  • Moroccan literature

    Morocco: The arts: The production of Moroccan literature has continued to grow and diversify. To the traditional genres—poetry, essays, and historiography—have been added forms inspired by Middle Eastern and Western literary models. French is often used in publishing research in the social and natural sciences, and in the fields of literature…

  • Moroccan music

    Morocco: The arts: Moroccan music, influenced by Arab, Amazigh, African, and Spanish traditions, makes use of a number of traditional instruments, such as the flute (nāy), shawm (ghaita), zither (qanūn), and various short necked lutes (including the ʿūd and gimbrī). These are often backed by explosive percussion on…

  • Moroccan Plateau (plateau, Morocco)

    Morocco: Relief of Morocco: …plains known collectively as the Moroccan Plateau. These include the Saïs Plain near Fès and Meknès, the Tadla Plain to the northeast of Marrakech, the Haouz Plain west of Marrakech, and the broad Chaouïa, Doukkala, and Abda plains south of Casablanca. Between the High Atlas and Anti-Atlas ranges is the…

  • Moroccan War (Spanish history)

    Alfonso XIII: He intervened directly in the Moroccan War in 1921 with such disastrous effect that a subsequent commission of inquiry placed the blame squarely on him for the defeat at Annual (Anwal). A week before the report was to be published, however, Alfonso was rescued from a humiliating situation by a…

  • Morocco

    Morocco, mountainous country of western North Africa that lies directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain. The traditional domain of indigenous peoples now collectively known as Berbers (self-name Imazighen; singular, Amazigh), Morocco has been subject to extensive migration and has long

  • Morocco (film by Sternberg [1930])

    Marlene Dietrich: …von Sternberg vehicles that followed—Morocco (1930), Dishonored (1931), Shanghai Express (1932), Blonde Venus (1932), The Scarlet Empress (1934), and The Devil Is a Woman (1935). She showed a lighter side in Desire (1936), directed by Frank Borzage, and

  • Morocco earthquake of 2023

    Morocco earthquake of 2023, severe earthquake that struck near the town of Oukaïmedene in western Morocco on September 8, 2023. More than 2,900 people were killed and 5,500 people injured in the shallow magnitude-6.8 temblor and its aftershocks. The earthquake heavily damaged parts of the ancient

  • Morocco earthquake of 2023: At a Glance

    The Morocco earthquake of 2023 was a magnitude-6.8 temblor that struck central Morocco on September 8, 2023, at 11:11 pm local time and ultimately killed more than 2,900 people. Its epicenter was about 45 miles (72 km) southwest of Marrakech in Morocco’s Al Haouz province, in the Atlas Mountains,

  • Morocco ironwood (plant)

    Morocco: Plant and animal life: …Essaouira, vast open forests of argan (Argania spinoza) are found. Unique to southwestern Morocco, this tree has a hard fruit that produces a prized cooking oil.

  • morocco leather (animal product)

    Sokoto: …goat, the source of so-called morocco leather); the town also had a sizable trade in cotton cloth, slaves, sorghum, civet, brass articles, spices, kola nuts, salt, and potash with neighbouring kingdoms.

  • Morocco, flag of

    national flag consisting of a red field with a green, five-pointed star in its centre. The flag’s width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3.In the Early Middle Ages, during the westward expansion of Islamic armies across Africa, traditions concerning flags were established that continue to influence flags in

  • Morocco, history of

    Morocco: History: This discussion focuses on Morocco since the 16th century. For a more-detailed treatment of earlier periods and of the country in its regional context, see North Africa.

  • Morocco, Kingdom of

    Morocco, mountainous country of western North Africa that lies directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain. The traditional domain of indigenous peoples now collectively known as Berbers (self-name Imazighen; singular, Amazigh), Morocco has been subject to extensive migration and has long

  • Moroder, Giorgio (Italian musician and producer)

    Blondie: A collaboration with Europop producer Giorgio Moroder led to the single “Call Me,” which topped the charts in 1980 and served as the theme for the film American Gigolo. By the time of Autoamerican (1980), the other members’ creative contributions had waned, even as the group’s style grew more adventurous,…

  • Moroleón (Mexico)

    Moroleón, city, southern Guanajuato estado (state), north-central Mexico. It lies at 5,814 feet (1,772 metres) above sea level in the Bajío region. Moroleón is the commercial and manufacturing centre for the surrounding farms and ranches. Corn (maize), beans, alfalfa, wheat, chickpeas, and onions

  • Morón (Cuba)

    Morón, city, east-central Cuba. It is situated in the swampy coastal plain just south of the Leche Lagoon, about 20 miles (32 km) north-northeast of Ciego de Ávila. Morón is an important regional transportation and manufacturing centre. From the hinterland come sugarcane, tobacco, cacao, coffee,

  • Morón (county seat, Argentina)

    Morón, cabecera (county seat) and partido (county) of Gran (Greater) Buenos Aires, eastern Argentina. It lies west of the city of Buenos Aires, in Buenos Aires provincia (province). In the 16th century Morón served as a way station for travelers en route to the area that is now Chile and Peru. The

  • Morón (Venezuela)

    Morón, town, central highlands of Carabobo estado (state), north-central Venezuela. In 1950 the site was selected for development under the government’s policy of using the revenues from the petroleum industry to foster domestic production of as many goods as possible. Morón is one of Venezuela’s

  • Morón de la Frontera (Spain)

    Morón de la Frontera, city, Sevilla provincia (province), in the Andalusia comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), southwestern Spain, lying in the valley of the Guadalquivir River near the northwestern foothills of the Baetic Cordillera. It was founded by the Phoenicians and settled by the

  • Morone americana (fish)

    sea bass: The white perch (M. americana, or R. americanus), which also enters fresh water to breed, is in some areas permanently landlocked in certain streams and ponds.

  • Morone chrysops (fish)

    sea bass: …14 kg (30 pounds); the white bass (M. chrysops), a dark-striped river fish of the eastern United States; and the white perch, a North American Atlantic species reaching a maximum of about 38 cm (15 inches) and 1.4 kg (3 pounds).

  • Morone labrax (fish)

    sea bass: The better-known moronids include the European bass (Morone, or Dicentrarchus, labrax), found from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, often in river mouths; the striped bass, or striper, a renowned American food and sport fish striped with black and growing to about 14 kg (30 pounds); the white bass (M. chrysops), a…

  • Morone saxatilis (fish)

    sea bass: …these fishes, such as the striped bass (Morone, or Roccus, saxatilis), enter rivers to spawn. The white perch (M. americana, or R. americanus), which also enters fresh water to breed, is in some areas permanently landlocked in certain streams and ponds.

  • Morone, Giovanni (Italian cardinal)

    Giovanni Morone was an Italian cardinal, one of the greatest diplomats of the Protestant Reformation, and the last president of the Council of Trent—the 19th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic church—which convened between 1545 and 1563 at Trento to restore church morale and doctrines

  • Moroni (religious figure)

    Moroni, according to the teaching of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, an angel or resurrected being who appeared to Joseph Smith on September 21, 1823, to inform him that he had been chosen to restore God’s church on earth. Four years later Smith purportedly received plates of gold

  • Moroni (national capital, Comoros)

    Moroni, coastal town, capital, and largest settlement of Comoros, southwestern Grande Comore (also called Njazidja) island in the Indian Ocean. It was founded by Arabic-speaking settlers, possibly as early as the 10th century ce. Dzaoudzi, the principal city of the island of Mayotte, was the

  • Moroni, Giovanni Battista (Italian painter)

    Giovanni Battista Moroni was an Italian Renaissance painter notable for his sober and dignified portraits. Moroni was a pupil of the local painter Moretto da Brescia, who strongly influenced Moroni’s manner in painting religious compositions. It is Moroni’s portraits that have earned him his

  • Moronidae (fish)

    perciform: Annotated classification: Family Moronidae (temperate basses) Eocene to present. 2 dorsal fins connected at their bases. Most species slim-looking basses; well-known food and game fishes such as striped bass and white basses of the genus Morone. Some species anadromous. Weight to 50 kg (about 110 pounds) in striped bass.…

  • Moropus (fossil mammal genus)

    Moropus, extinct genus of the chalicotheres, a group of very unusual perissodactyls (“odd-toed” ungulates) related to the horse. Fossil remains of Moropus are found in Miocene deposits in North America and Asia (the Miocene Epoch lasted from 23.7 to 5.3 million years ago). Moropus was as large as a

  • Moros y cristianos (religious dance drama)

    Native American dance: Foreign influences: …such medieval religious productions as moros y cristianos (“Moors and Christians”) and the matachina dances—both for trained male societies.

  • Morosini Family (Venetian family)

    Morosini Family, noble Venetian family that gave four doges and several generals and admirals to the Republic, as well as two cardinals and many other prelates to the Roman Catholic Church. The Morosini first achieved prominence in the 10th century when they destroyed the rival Caloprino family for

  • Morosini, Francesco (Italian military leader)

    Athens: The Acropolis of Athens: …existed three thousand years!” Conversely, Francesco Morosini, the commander in chief, when reporting to the Venetian government, called it “a fortunate shot.” Wishing to bring home more than just good news, he also tried to lower Athena’s horses in the centre of the west pediment, but his men’s dexterity was…

  • Morosini, Thomas (Italian patriarch of Constantinople)

    Crusades: The Fourth Crusade and the Latin empire of Constantinople: …elected emperor, and the Venetian Thomas Morosini was chosen patriarch. Various Latin-French lordships throughout Greece—in particular, the duchy of Athens and the principality of the Morea—did provide cultural contacts with western Europe and promoted the study of Greek. There was also a French impact on Greece. Notably, a collection of…

  • Morotai (island, Indonesia)

    Morotai, island in Maluku Utara (North Moluccas) provinsi (province), Indonesia. It is situated northeast of the larger island of Halmahera. With an area of some 700 square miles (1,800 square km), the island is mountainous and wooded, with swampy areas in the southwest; the chief products are

  • Moroto (Uganda)

    Moroto, town located in northeastern Uganda. Moroto is situated at an elevation of 4,500 feet (1,370 metres) and is linked by road with Soroti, 106 miles (170 km) southwest, and with Kaabong, 120 miles (193 km) northwest. The town is made up essentially of a line of small dukas (shops) and is

  • Moroto, Mount (mountain, Uganda)

    Uganda: Relief: …mountains that include Mounts Morungole, Moroto, and Kadam, all of which exceed 9,000 feet (2,750 metres) in elevation. The southernmost mountain—Mount Elgon—is also the highest of the chain, reaching 14,178 feet (4,321 metres). South and west of these mountains is an eastern extension of the Rift Valley, as well as…

  • Morotopithecus bishopi (fossil primate)

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