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(Encyclopedia) Red Poll cattle pōl [key], breed of polled (hornless) cattle, originated in England c.1846. They are a medium-sized, hardy breed of cattle, light red to very dark red in color, and are raised for bot...

(Encyclopedia) Auerbach, Red (Arnold Jacob Auerbach) ouˈərbăkˌ, –bäkˌ [key], 1917–2006, American basketball coach and executive, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. As coach of the Boston Celtics (1950–66), he built the l...

(Encyclopedia) red cedar: see juniper.

(Encyclopedia) red eft: see newt.

(Encyclopedia) red fir: see pine.

(Encyclopedia) red maids: see purslane.

(Encyclopedia) red pepper: see pepper.

(Encyclopedia) red snapper: see snapper.

(Encyclopedia) red spider: see mite.

(Encyclopedia) red spruce: see spruce.