(figuratively, idiomatic) One who discovers by building on previous discoveries.

plural of dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants

plural of dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants

A bird, Aramides ypecaha, from the family Rallidae.

Andrias japonicus, a species of large salamanders native to Japan, growing up to a meter in length.

Hylochoerus meinertzhageni, a large pig living in the jungles of West and Central Africa.

Any of certain large house spiders, formerly in species Tegenaria duellica, now in three species Eratigena atrica, Eratigena duellica, and Eratigena saeva.

plural of giant wood rail

The earliest known ancestor of the giant panda, Ailuropoda microta, now extinct.

plural of Japanese giant salamander