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comma

Punctuation mark (,) most commonly used to mark off a phrase or noun in apposition, to mark off a subordinate clause or phrase, or to separate items in a list.



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Alaska's melting permafrost and wave-eroded Inupiat settlements, Iceland's retreating glaciers, Holland's amphibious houses, vanished golden toads, northward-moving comma butterflies, and the shortening life cycle of mosquitoes are so compellingly described, it's possible to forget to be terrified by what these lessons portend.
Sadly, its impressive shadowwas not cast on the lawn of Dempsey Towers, but peacock, small tortoiseshell and comma butterflies were a pleasant enough diversion.
Red admiral and comma butterflies are particularly partial to ripe fruit and can be seen fluttering around the bottom of fruit trees looking for windfalls.
 
 
 
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