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Guppies in tuxedos : funny eponyms

Guppies in tuxedos : funny eponyms

Terban, Marvin, author.
Book 1988

Traces the origins of more than 100 eponymous words--words derived from the names of people or places. For example "sandwich" is an eponymous word from the eponym, Earl of Sandwich, the man who invented sandwiches.

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English language Eponyms Juvenile literature
English language Etymology Juvenile literature
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ISBN:
9780899195094
0899195091
Description:
64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Target Audience Note:
3-6
4.9
Notes:
Includes index
Bibliography: pages 61
LCCN:
87032630
Control Number:
27735
Other Authors:
Maestro, Giulio, illustrator
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