3. Moderate bounds; limits of truth; moderation; due limits. In two hundred years, (I speak within compass,) no such commission had been executed. This sense is the same as the first, and the peculiar force of the phrase lies in the word within. 4. The extent or limit of the voice or of sound.
kgb answers Â» History & Politics Â» History Â» Who are adapids and omomyids ancestors of? Adapids & omomyids are considered true primate ancestors. It's believed adapids are ancestors of lemurs and Omomyids may be ancestral to modern Tarsiers. Tags: lemurs, ancestors. Thursday, February 02 2012.
Etymology-Beleived to refer to a Greek region-Locris Opuntia with the town of Opus in Greece where other spiny plants grew. Opuntia is the most widespread of all genera in the cactus family.any people despise the Opuntia, even those who otherwise love growing cacti. In recent times, however, there seems to be a renewed interest in the genus-particularly the species native to the Southwest U.S. and it is gaining in popularity.