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death's-head

noun as in memento mori

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In Woodward’s belongings, police found a death’s-head mask — an emblem of the Atomwaffen — spattered with Bernstein’s blood.

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Prosecutors obtained a photograph of Ms. Clendaniel trying to appear fearsome in a death’s-head mask that covered her mouth and nose, as she held a semiautomatic rifle and brandished a holstered 9-millimeter pistol.

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The death's-head hawkmoth caterpillar is also a rare sight in the UK.

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"If you look at an adult death's-head hawkmoth you'd see what an incredibly beautiful animal it is."

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Their flight paths suggest these death’s-head hawk moths have some complex navigation skills, the authors said, challenging earlier ideas that insects are just wanderers.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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