MARTIN DE ULLOA
\mˈɑːtɪn dəɹ ʌlˈə͡ʊə], \mˈɑːtɪn dəɹ ʌlˈəʊə], \m_ˈɑː_t_ɪ_n d_ə_ɹ ʌ_l_ˈəʊ_ə]\
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A Spanish philologist and historical writer; born at Seville, 1730; died at Cordova, 1800. He wrote: "Memoir on the Origin and Genius of the Castilian Language" (1760); "Dissertation on the Origin of the Goths" (1781); "Researches on the First Inhabitants of Spain" (1789); "Dissertation on Duels" (1789).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.