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an ammonite fossil with a carved snake head

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Snakestones

July 2018

The next time you use any of the following words, think of William Dampier. They are just a few of the more than 1,000 words Dampier contributed to the English language: Avocado, Barbeque, Breadfruit, Cashew, Chopsticks, Posse, Tortilla.

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Dampier in the dictionary

July 2010

a hurricane seen from space

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Previewing the Marine Science of Tomorrow

August 2025

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