One exception to this is the Biological Data Profile of the FGDC. To go along with Bounding Coordinates specifying the extent of the data in the dataset, the profile specifies a mandatory Description of Geographic Extent element to provide a text description of the extent of the study and/or data set.
Calm, peaceful days. The Halcyon is a bird of Greek legend and the name is now commonly given to the European Kingfisher. The ancients believed that the bird made a floating nest in the Aegean Sea and had the power to calm the waves while brooding her eggs.
oncocytoma in Medicine. oncocytoma onÂ·coÂ·cyÂ·toÂ·ma (Ång'kÅ-sÄ«-tÅ'mÉ) n. pl. onÂ·coÂ·cyÂ·toÂ·mas or onÂ·coÂ·cyÂ·toÂ·mata (-mÉ-tÉ) A glandular tumor that is chiefly composed of oncocytes, occurring most often in the salivary glands.