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 === f (Fungii) === === f (Fungii) ===
-Not sure where they extra 'i' came from. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus|Fungi]] are non-photosynthetic organisms that live off chemical energy, often via the decay of other organisms; the best-known are probably mushrooms, but includes things like yeasts and molds as well. +Not sure where the extra 'i' came from. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus|Fungi]] are non-photosynthetic organisms that live off chemical energy, often via the decay of other organisms; the best-known are probably mushrooms, but includes things like yeasts and molds as well. 
  
 === t (Trees) === === t (Trees) ===
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 === l (Lizards) === === l (Lizards) ===
-Technically, any [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamata|squamate]] that is not a [[#s_snakes|snake]]or possibly an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphisbaenia|amphisbaenian]]). This covers a lot of ground and indeed includes [[#c_chameleons|chameleons]], [[g_geckos|geckos]], [[#n_skinks|skinks]], and [[#k_komodo_dragons|Komodo dragons]], which all have their own entries. Most lizards have rounded torsos, elevated heads on short necks, four limbs and long tails.+Technically, any [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamata|squamate]] that is not a [[#s_snakes|snake]] (or possibly an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphisbaenia|amphisbaenian]]). This covers a lot of ground and indeed includes [[#c_chameleons|chameleons]], [[#g_geckos|geckos]], [[#n_skinks|skinks]], and [[#k_komodo_dragons|Komodo dragons]], which all have their own entries. Most lizards have rounded torsos, elevated heads on short necks, four limbs and long tails.
  
 === n (Skinks) === === n (Skinks) ===
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 ==== Q (Spirits) ==== ==== Q (Spirits) ====
-"Anything non-corporeal, whether natural or supernatural." as Wyrm's site puts it, though there are people who would argue the point with some of these; angels, demons, and imps in particular are often, though not always, having some measure of corporeality.+"Anything non-corporeal, whether natural or supernatural." as Wyrm's site puts it, though there are people who would argue the point with some of these; angels, demons, and imps in particular are often, though not always, depicted as having some measure of corporeality.
  
 **DC2.Q** by itself indicates //"I really DO go bump in the night!"// **DC2.Q** by itself indicates //"I really DO go bump in the night!"//
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 === v (Vampires) === === v (Vampires) ===
-A number of cultures around the world feature [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire|legendary beings]], often undead, who subsist on the life force or blood of living victims. The image of European-style vampires has been heavily influenced by Bram Stoker's famous 1897 work //Dracula//, including their aristocratic appearance and manners and ability to turn others into vampires.+A number of cultures around the world feature [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire|legendary beings]], often undead, who subsist on the life force or blood of living victims. The image of European-style vampires has been heavily influenced by Bram Stoker's famous 1897 work //[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula|Dracula]]//, including their aristocratic appearance and manners and ability to turn others into vampires.
  
 === z (Zombies) === === z (Zombies) ===
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