Prakrit
noun
Pra·krit
ˈprä-ˌkrit 
-krət
: any or all of the ancient Indo-Aryan languages or dialects other than Sanskrit see Indo-European Languages Table
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To catch the shifty shrew on film for the first time, Vishal Subramanyan, Prakrit Jain and Harper Forbes planned a three-day expedition.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Vishal Subramanyan, Prakrit Jain and Harper Forbes laid out over 100 traps last November and checked them every two hours, for three days and four nights, to photograph the tiny creatures.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2025
That all changed in October when recently graduated wildlife photographer Vishal Subramanyan along with student scientists Prakrit Jain and Harper Forbes ventured out into the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains and captured six live Mount Lyell shrews (Sorex lyelli).
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Vishal Subramanyan, Prakrit Jain and Harper Forbes laid out over 100 traps last November and checked them every two hours, for three days and four nights, to photograph the tiny creatures.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2025
That all changed in October when recently graduated wildlife photographer Vishal Subramanyan along with student scientists Prakrit Jain and Harper Forbes ventured out into the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains and captured six live Mount Lyell shrews (Sorex lyelli).
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Prakrit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Prakrit. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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