2010年12月18日 星期六

lemur, baguette

Pirates have left the island of Ste. Marie, but the spectacular beaches remain.
Robin Hammond for The New York Times

Only in Madagascar

Where else can one find dancing lemurs, perfect beaches like the above on Ste. Marie and Paris-grade baguettes?


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A baguette (pronounced /bæˈɡɛt/) is "a long thin loaf of French bread"[1] that is commonly made from basic lean dough (the dough, though not the shape, is defined by French law). It is distinguishable by its length, crisp crust, and slits that enable the proper expansion of gases.

A standard baguette has a diameter of about 5 or 6 cm (2 or 2⅓") and a usual length of about 65 cm (24"), although a baguette can be up to a meter (39") long.

lemur
n. - 狐猴
('mər) pronunciation
n.
Any of several small arboreal, mostly nocturnal primates chiefly of the family Lemuridae of Madagascar and adjacent islands, having large eyes, a long slim muzzle, and a long tail.

[New Latin Lemur, genus name, back-formation from Latin Lemurēs, lemures (from their ghostly appearance and their nocturnal habits).]

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