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Ceremonial exchange system in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea
Kula, also known as the Kula exchange or Kula ring, is a ceremonial exchange system conducted in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The Kula
Kula_ring
Gift-giving festival and economic system
roles. Other examples of this "potlatch type" of gift economy include the Kula ring found in the Trobriand Islands. Competitive altruism Conspicuous consumption
Potlatch
Mode of exchange where valuables are given without rewards
Bronisław Malinowski's description of the Kula ring in the Trobriand Islands during World War I. The Kula trade appeared to be gift-like since Trobrianders
Gift_economy
Polish anthropologist and ethnographer (1884–1942)
ethnography of the Trobriand Islands described the complex institution of the Kula ring and became foundational for subsequent theories of reciprocity and exchange
Bronisław_Malinowski
1944 book by Karl Polanyi
defend gold. Based on Bronislaw Malinowski's ethnological work on the Kula ring exchange in the Trobriand Islands, Polanyi makes the distinction between
The Great Transformation (book)
The_Great_Transformation_(book)
1925 essay by Marcel Mauss
draws on for The Gift were written by Bronislaw Malinowski describing the Kula Ring among Trobriand Islanders; Franz Boas describing the potlatch in the Pacific
The_Gift_(essay)
Theory in anthropology
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Original_affluent_society
Province in Papua New Guinea
mortuary sequences and complex systems of ritual exchange including the Kula ring. From island group to island group and even between close lying islands
Milne_Bay_Province
Indian sociologist and anthropologist (1934–2024)
Manchester culminated in the publication of his first book, Politics of the Kula Ring: An Analysis of the Findings of Bronislaw Malinowski (Manchester University
J._P._S._Uberoi
exchange. She also applies the concept to explain examples such as the Kula ring in the Trobriand Islands, which was made famous by Bronisław Malinowski
Inalienable_possessions
Papua New Guinea, Oceania
there has been little need for a currency-based economy outside of the Kula rings. To counteract this lack of hard currency, several Western goods stores
Trobriand_Islands
Economist, philosopher and historian (1886–1964)
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Karl_Polanyi
Historical gift-giving tradition
anthropologist Marcel Mauss and Bronisław Malinowski's description of the Kula ring. Margaret of Anjou and Elizabeth of York gave and received jewels and
New Year's Day gift (royal courts)
New_Year's_Day_gift_(royal_courts)
Academic field
Malinowski established that they were part of a system of exchange, the Kula ring. He stated that this exchange system was clearly linked to political authority
Economic_anthropology
System in which parties engage in transactions according to supply and demand
they were part of a system of inter-tribal exchange: it is known as the Kula ring, a closed circuit in which necklaces of red shells go in a clockwise motion
Market_(economics)
Professional wrestling controversy
Massachusetts, United States. 17-year-old Erich Kulas, an aspiring professional wrestler who used the ring name "Mass Transit", was seriously injured in
Mass Transit incident (professional wrestling)
Mass_Transit_incident_(professional_wrestling)
Country in Oceania
the natural environment. The importance of relationships is seen in the Kula ring trade, where items are traded to maintain relationships rather than for
Papua_New_Guinea
Topics referred to by the same term
in Turkey Kula, Manisa, a town in Western Anatolia, Turkey Kula, Hawaii, a district of East Maui in Hawaii, U.S. Kula, Sungurlu Kula ring, a ceremonial
Kula
Scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Anthropology
Person without fixed habitat
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Nomad
Exchange of goods or labour
on the meaning of "Kula exchange" in the Trobriand Islands off Papua New Guinea during the First World War. Malinowski used Kula exchange to demonstrate
Reciprocity (cultural anthropology)
Reciprocity_(cultural_anthropology)
Economic concept
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Embeddedness
Transition from nomadic lifestyle to a society that remains in one place permanently
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Sedentism
Process where unique economic goods become interchangeable in the eyes of consumers
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Commoditization
Branch of agriculture concerned with raising livestock
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Pastoralism
Prehistoric and historic currency using sea shells
In parts of West Asia, Cypraea annulus, the ring cowry, so-called because of the bright orange-colored ring on the back or upper side of the shell, was
Shell_money
Species of tree
Trees, Knots, and Outriggers: Environmental Knowledge in the Northeast Kula Ring. Berghahn Books. pp. 180–246. ISBN 978-1-78533-233-3. Mabberley, D.J.
Calophyllum_inophyllum
Island in Papua New Guinea
Trobriand Islands to the north and Milne Bay to the south as part of the kula ring ceremonial exchange system. First contact with Europeans was established
Dobu_Island
Colombian anthropologist
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Arturo Escobar (anthropologist)
Arturo_Escobar_(anthropologist)
Direct reciprocal exchange of goods or services without the use of money
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Barter
Form of pastoralism
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Nomadic_pastoralism
French anthropologist (born 1934)
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Maurice_Godelier
allegiance). Some wider trading networks existed in maritime areas, such as the Kula ring. Other well known trade networks include the Schouten Islands and the
History_of_Papua_New_Guinea
Tectonic belt of earthquakes and volcanoes
The Ring of Fire (also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Rim of Fire, the Girdle of Fire or the Circum-Pacific belt) is a tectonic belt of earthquakes
Ring_of_Fire
the natural environment. The importance of relationships is seen in the Kula ring trade, where items are traded to maintain relationships rather than for
Culture_of_Papua_New_Guinea
Person living a mobile and international lifestyle
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Global_nomad
French post-Marxist philosophical journal
human history. As a counterexample, they cite the gift economy of the Kula ring in Papua New Guinea, as described in Bronisław Malinowski's Argonauts
Tiqqun
Way of viewing economic activity
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Moral_economy
French sociologist and anthropologist (1872–1950)
Society portal Archaeology of trade Bronisław Malinowski De Beneficiis Kula ring Ernest Becker James George Frazer Hughes, Alex; Reader, Keith, eds. (1998)
Marcel_Mauss
Book by James Ferguson
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
The_Anti-Politics_Machine
Path used to transport goods
Island Melanesia; the Hiri trade cycle, Sepik Coast exchange, and the Kula ring of Papua New Guinea; the ancient trading voyages in Micronesia between
Trade_route
Boat with one or more lateral support floats
Burulan Canoe sailing Catamaran Crab claw sail Daramba Hiri trade cycle Kula ring Lapita culture Lashed-lug boat Maritime Silk Road Marshall Islands stick
Outrigger_boat
Social theory asserting that value systems perpetuate poverty
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Culture_of_poverty
Economy during US racial segregation era
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Jim_Crow_economy
Debate between substantivist and formalist economic models
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Formalist–substantivist debate
Formalist–substantivist_debate
American anthropologist (1930–2021)
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Marshall_Sahlins
Genus of flowering plants
Trees, Knots, and Outriggers: Environmental Knowledge in the Northeast Kula Ring. Berghahn Books. pp. 180–246. ISBN 9781785332333. Orwa, C.; Mutua, A.;
Calophyllum
Ritualized system of exchange in the Mount Hagen area, Papua New Guinea
among some First Nations/Native American peoples of west coast North America Kula, a similar practice in the Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea Sepik Coast
Moka_exchange
Anthropologist
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Eric_Wolf
Field of study
significance. Though some objects, such as armbands or shell necklaces in the kula ring that runs through several island groups off the coast of Papua New Guinea
Nutritional_anthropology
Group of Malaysian indigenous people
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Batek_people
American anthropologist
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Sidney_Mintz
Soviet scholar (1888-1937)
tenure in the Ottoman Empire. Beginning in the mid-1990s, Vladimir Megre's Ringing Cedars series have many points in common with Chayanov. Wikimedia Commons
Alexander_Chayanov
Belief that the amount available for distribution is limited
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Limited_good
Subfield of anthropology
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Applied_anthropology
network of Island Melanesia; the Hiri trade cycle, Sepik Coast exchange and Kula ring of Papua New Guinea; the ancient trading voyages in Micronesia between
History_of_Southeast_Asia
Mode of production
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Primitive_communism
American anthropologist, author, poet, and professor
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Stanley_Diamond
is to be pitied. Gift economy Koha, a similar concept among the Māori Kula ring, a similar concept in the Trobriand Islands (Oceania) Moka, another similar
Potlatch among Athabaskan peoples
Potlatch_among_Athabaskan_peoples
Type of social exchange
individuals focus on their own interests. However, Malinowski studies the kula ring exchange on some island and concludes that individuals participate in
Generalized_exchange
Dutch anthropologist
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Don_Kalb
Study of village economies
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Rural_economics
System of economic exchange
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Redistribution (cultural anthropology)
Redistribution_(cultural_anthropology)
association, no matter how long it has been since the last gift exchange. Kula ring Koha Moka Potlatch Gift Economy Sepik Welsch, Robert and John Terrell
Sepik_Coast_exchange
Cultural tourism issue
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Heritage_commodification
Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea
with nearby islands and gained many rituals from nearby including the Kula ring. The people of the Massim are characterized by matrilineal descent. The
Daga_language
British anthropologist
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Jane_I._Guyer
American africanist and social anthropologist (1920–2007)
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Paul_Bohannan
analysis. Similarly influential is Munn's study of the Australian Gawan Kula, in which she describes "strong paths." These are sequences of exchange relationships
Commodity_pathway_diversion
Economic anthropologist
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Raymond_Firth
Hypothetical Neolithic Asia-Pacific trade and communication network
network Lingling-o Lapita culture Hiri trade cycle Sepik Coast exchange Kula ring Flessen, Catherine T. (14 November 2006). Bellwood and Solheim: Models
Nusantao Maritime Trading and Communication Network
Nusantao_Maritime_Trading_and_Communication_Network
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Development_anthropology
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Peasant_economics
Scientific study of humans as applied to institutions and economic growth
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Anthropology_of_development
Ancient expansion of agriculture
Trees, Knots, and Outriggers: Environmental Knowledge in the Northeast Kula Ring. Berghahn Books. pp. 180–246. ISBN 978-1-78533-233-3. Dweck, A.C.; Meadows
Domesticated plants and animals of Austronesia
Domesticated_plants_and_animals_of_Austronesia
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Spheres_of_exchange
American economic anthropologist
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Harold_K._Schneider
Interdisciplinary research area
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Social_studies_of_finance
Application of political economy methods to anthropological study
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Political economy in anthropology
Political_economy_in_anthropology
German curator, art critic and exhibition organizer
Singapore 2016: Jogos do Sul, Centro Helio Oiticica, Rio de Janeiro 2016: The Kula Ring, Galerie Eigenheim Weimar + Theatre Works, Singapore 2017: Hotspot Lagos
Alfons_Hug
Canadian economist, researcher and professor
Religion, Journal of Legal Studies, 13, pp135–156 1983b. The Enigma of the Kula Ring: International Relations of Law and Economics, 3, pp137–160 1983at. Trust
Janet_Tai_Landa
Island in Papua New Guinea
Pacific, that describes the cultural exchange between islands, known as the Kula ring, which involved reciprocal exchange trading arrangements between the Trobriand
Sanaroa_Island
Canadian anthropologist (1926–1989)
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Richard_Frank_Salisbury
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Gifting_remittances
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Far-Fetched_Facts
Independent art space in Hong Kong
Delpeut: The First Hong Kong Retrospective (film screenings, 2021) • KULA RING: Centenary Spring Cleansing and Potlach (art performance, 2022) • Propaganda
Thy_Lab
Pastoralism Peasant economics Shifting cultivation Case studies Prestations Kula ring Moka exchange Potlatch Gifting Gifting remittances Organ gifting Shell
Organ_gifting
Clock tower in Pelagonia, North Macedonia
The Clock Tower of Bitola, known as Saat Kula (Macedonian: Саат кула), is a clock tower and one of the landmarks of the Macedonian city of Bitola. The
Clock_Tower_(Bitola)
Canadian anthropologist
conducted 18 months of fieldwork on Dobu and wrote her PhD thesis about Kula rings in this society at the in 1999. She taught for five years at University
Susanne_Kuehling
Season of television series
"swimming crab," respectively. The merged tribe name Kula Kula comes from the Fijian word "Kula" meaning collared lory, the national bird of Fiji. Swati
Survivor_42
American professional wrestler (1963–2021)
acquitted, because Kulas had asked New Jack to cut him. Kulas subsequently sued New Jack and ECW for damages in July 1998, but lost the case. Kulas died on May
New_Jack
City in Haryana, India
"Haryana to develop 2 more Gurgaon like cities". www.oneindia.com. "Matching Rings". www.haryanainvest.org. Jose, Praveen (24 March 2015). "Haryana plans services
Rohtak
presence of a now almost completely subducted tectonic plate, known as the Kula plate, which probably existed from the Late Cretaceous to the Eocene (c.
Geology_of_the_Pacific_Ocean
Mountain range in Canada and the United States
Kula Plate. About 85 million years ago, the Kula Plate broke off from the Farallon Plate to form a mid-ocean ridge known to geoscientists as the Kula-Farallon
Coast_Mountains
Airport in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
Year". Greater Bay Airlines. Retrieved 30 December 2025. "Kuala Lumpur (KULA) to Chongqing(CKG)". Airpaz. Retrieved 24 March 2026. "Hainan Airlines flights
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Kuala_Lumpur_International_Airport
American professional wrestler
Jack. In a 2020 episode of Dark Side of the Ring on New Jack, Tunstall recounted feeling resentment over Kulas abandoning him and his brother to take a higher
Tiny_the_Terrible
City Ring Road Bauchi Ring Road, Jos Ibadan Ring Road Johannesburg Ring Road Durban Ring Road Cape Town Ring Road Pretoria Ring Road Polokwane Ring Road
List_of_ring_roads
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1961 Ühe küla mehed Jüri Müür Kaarel Karm, Helend Peep, Einari Koppel, Oskar Liigard, Peeter Kard, Herta Elviste, Aino
List of Estonian films before 1991
List_of_Estonian_films_before_1991
2011 Amina Alaoui Arco Iris ECM 2181 2012 Kayhan Kalhor / Erdal Erzincan Kula Kulluk Yakışır Mı ECM 2182/83 2012 Jon Balke Magnetic Works 1993–2001 ECM
ECM_Records_discography
City in Bulgaria
great sights overlooking the city. The rock formation Halkata (Хaлката, "The Ring") is located on the Karandila. It is a rock protrusion with a peculiar hole
Sliven
KULA RING
KULA RING
Female
Greek
(ΚÏμα) Greek name KUMA means "sprout" or "wave." Also spelled Kyma.
Female
French
 Pet form of French Louise, LULA means "famous warrior." Compare with another form of Lula.
Girl/Female
Greek American
Sweet-spoken.
Boy/Male
Muslim
First
Female
Thai/Siamese
Thai name KULAP means "rose."
Female
Scottish
 Feminine form of Scottish unisex Kyle, KYLA means "slender." Compare with another form of Kyla.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Noble, From a good family
Girl/Female
Hindu
Art, Talent, Creativity
Male
Hebrew
(עוּלָ×) Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Ulla, ULA means "yoke." Compare with strictly feminine forms of Ula.
Female
English
 Pet form of English Ulrica, ULA means "wolf power." Compare with other forms of Ula.
Female
Italian
Short form of Italian Eulalia, EULA means "well-spoken."
Girl/Female
Hebrew American Gaelic
Victorious.
Female
Hebrew
 Variant form of Hebrew Kelila, KYLA means "crown" or "laurel." Used as a Yiddish name. Compare with another form of Kyla.
Female
Slovene
Czech and Slovene form of Latin Ursula, URÅ ULA means "little she-bear."
Female
Hebrew
(עוּלָ×) Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Ulla, ULA means "yoke." Compare with other forms of Ula.
Female
Hindi/Indian
(कला) Hindi name KALA means "attributes, virtues." Compare with another form of Kala.
Female
Hawaiian
 Hawaiian form of Hebrew Sarah, KALA means "noble lady, princess." Compare with another form of Kala.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Nickname for a Turkish Woman; A Nose Ring
Male
Polish
Polish pet form of Czech/Polish Jakub, KUBA means "supplanter."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Prophet Muhammad
KULA RING
KULA RING
Boy/Male
Norse Scottish
Lawyer.
Surname or Lastname
English, Dutch, and North German
English, Dutch, and North German : variant spelling of Phillips.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Durga
Girl/Female
Tamil
Madhukaitabhahantri | மதà¯à®•à¯ˆà®¤à®¾à®ªà®¾à®¹à®‚தà¯à®°à¯€
Slayer of the demon-duo Madhu and kaitabha
Girl/Female
Tamil
Greeshmi | கà¯à®°à¯€à®·à¯à®®à¯€
A kind of season
Boy/Male
Tamil
Purvabhashine | பà¯à®°à¯à®µà®¾à®ªà®¾à®·à¯€à®¨à¯‡
One who knows future and speaks of events to come
Boy/Male
French Teutonic German
Fighter.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
True Love of God
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam
Intelligent
KULA RING
KULA RING
KULA RING
KULA RING
KULA RING
n.
A genus of sea birds including the booby and the common gannet.
n.
A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also ringsail.
n.
See Ringtail, 2.
pl.
of Gula
pl.
of Gula
n.
See Koulan.
a.
Having a well defined ring of color around the neck.
n.
A swimming bird (Sula fiber or S. sula) related to the common gannet, and found in the West Indies, nesting on the bare rocks. It is so called on account of its apparent stupidity. The name is also sometimes applied to other species of gannets; as, S. piscator, the red-footed booby.
n.
A contagious affection of the skin due to the presence of a vegetable parasite, and forming ring-shaped discolored patches covered with vesicles or powdery scales. It occurs either on the body, the face, or the scalp. Different varieties are distinguished as Tinea circinata, Tinea tonsurans, etc., but all are caused by the same parasite (a species of Trichophyton).
n.
A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as, the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills; -- used also in composition; as, Schuylkill, Catskill, etc.
n.
A game in which the object is to toss a ring so that it will catch upon an upright stick.
n.
A plate which in most insects supports the submentum.
n.
The East Indian tapir. See Tapir.
a.
Ring-streaked.
n.
A capping molding. Same as Cymatium.
a.
Having circular streaks or lines on the body; as, ring-streaked goats.
n.
One of several species of sea birds of the genus Sula, allied to the pelicans.
a.
Pertaining to the gula or throat; as, gular plates. See Illust. of Bird, and Bowfin.
n.
The upper front of the neck, next to the chin; the upper throat.