Scopus

/ ˈskəʊpəs /

noun

Mount Scopus
a mountain in central Israel, east of Jerusalem: a N extension of the Mount of Olives; site of the Hebrew University (1925). Height: 834 m (2736 ft)

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Pelicans glide over the water, catching fish, while the Scopus (Scopus umbretta) and large herons peer intently into pools.

"If a man is active without being strong, I should make a retiarius of him," Scopus said.

Send this lad with the four best of the others to Scopus, and divide the rest among three other schools.

At the order of Scopus two of the others came forward with some oil, with which for some minutes they kneaded his shoulder.

Scopus is not a bad fellow when things go well, but they say that he is a fiend when his blood is up.

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