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    Spruce

    Spruce is an evergreen conifer (genus Picea) of the pine family (Pinaceae). About 40 species occur worldwide, in circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere; 5 are native to Canada.

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    Squash

    Squash (genus Cucurbita) is an annual plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family and native to the Americas.

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    Squid

    Squid are decapods ("10-footed") molluscs of class Cephalopoda. Squid are usually of the order Teuthoidea).

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    Squirrel Species in Canada

    Squirrels are rodents of the widespread family Sciuridae, which includes species such as chipmunks, ground squirrels and marmots. Approximately 285 species of squirrel have been found worldwide, from the Americas to Eurasia and Africa. In Canada, 23 species occur, all of which are native. Of these 23 species, six are tree-dwelling squirrels (two of which are flying squirrels) and 17 are ground-dwelling squirrels (seven of which are ground squirrels, five of which are chipmunks, four of which are marmots and one of which is a prairie dog). Squirrels are closely related to mountain beavers and dormice (suborder Sciuromorpha).

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    Star

    A star is a large, self-luminous sphere of hot gas held together by its own gravitational force.

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    Starfish

    Starfish, or sea star, is a common marine animal found from seashore to ocean depths; 1600 species are known worldwide.

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    Starling

    Starling is the common name for an Old World family (Sturnidae) of birds, comprising 114 principally tropical species. 

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    Station PAPA

    Station PAPA Ocean Weather Station "P" is commonly called Station PAPA after the code word for the letter P in the phonetic alphabet used by radio operators. Station PAPA is located in the N Pacific Ocean (50° N, 145° W) and has a water depth of 4200 m.

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    Stickleback

    Stickleback, of the fish family Gasterosteidae, occur in freshwater lakes and streams and in marine waters along northern coastlines of the northern hemisphere.

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    Stonefly

    Stonefly is the common name for small to medium-sized, usually brown, aquatic insects of order Plecoptera.

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    Storm-petrel

    The storm-petrel (order Procellariiformes, family Hydrobatidae) is a small seabird (14-25 cm long).

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    Strategic Environmental Assessment

    Strategic environmental assessment is the environmental assessment of policy, plan and program initiatives and their alternatives.

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    Streamflow

    Streamflow Streamflow Streamflow Originating Within and Passing Through Canada Province/ Territory Originating (cubic km) % Passing Through (cubic km) Yukon 140 4.2 165 NWT/Nunavut 700 20.8 890 British Columbia 800 23.7 870 Alberta 69 2.0 137 Saskatchewan 56 1.7 73 Manitoba 94 2.8 172 Ontario 325 9.6 500 Québec 780 23.2 1 060 New Brunswick 46 1.4 67 Nova Scotia 45 1.3 45 PEI 3.5 0.1 3.5 Newfoundland 310 9.2 310 Canada 3368 100 4292.5...

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    Sturgeon

    The sturgeon is a large, primitive, bony fish of class Actinopterygii, family Acipenseridae. The 4 genera and 24 species live in fresh and coastal waters of the Northern Hemisphere.

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    Sucker

    Sucker, freshwater fishes of the family Catostomidae, and closely related to minnows. 

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