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Moa’s ark

Moa’s ark  n.— «At stake is the future of “Moa’s Ark,” the name that English botanist David Bellamy coined for New Zealand and its unusual wildlife.» —“The return of saddlebacks (tïeke)” by Bernie...

Ecozoic

Ecozoic  n.— «In Vermont, Sr. Gail Worcelo and lay associate Bernadette Bostwick, together with their community of Passionist nuns, are starting an Ecozoic Monastery in the Green mountains. They hope to soon found the first Catholic...

Ecozoic

Ecozoic  n.— «To reestablish the Earth in a vialbe situation requires a transition from the terminal Cenozoic era to what might be called the Ecozoic era.» —“Art in the Ecozoic Era” by Thomas Berry Art...

Ecozoic

Ecozoic n. an (imaginary) era in the future when humans live in harmony with nature and the Earth. Also adj. Etymological Note: This term was popularized and probably coined by Thomas Berry. From Greek oikos ‘house’ + zoikos ‘of animals.’ (source:...

Ecozoic

Ecozoic  n.— «In [Rev. Thomas] Berry’s view, the planet is moving out of the 65-million-year Cenozoic era, during which the major developments of life occurred, into a new uncertain age he calls the Ecozoic. “The major developments...

fyborg

fyborg  n.— «A few years ago I wrote a book defending the idea that humans have already evolved into functional cyborgs—fyborgs, if you will. The idea was that through the development of culture, broadly understood, it was impossible to...

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