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bishop's mitre

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bishop's mitre
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a European heteropterous bug, Aelia acuminata, whose larvae are a pest of cereal grasses: family Pentatomidae


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This is derived from a bishop's mitre because he's really St Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Turkey.
The new Bishop promised to serve God and his congregation as part of the service, and was presented with symbols of his office including the Pectoral cross and staff, and the Bishop's mitre.
Yesterday, his body lay in state in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, dressed in crimson vestments and a white bishop's mitre.
 
 
 
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