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        You can enter an individual word, or use the following operators:

    

        

            

                
                    

                        OR
                    

                		
                
                    

                        dolphin OR abundance will bring up records that contain either
                        word
                    

                		
            

            

                
                    

                        AND
                    

                		
                
                    

                        dolphin AND abundance will bring up records that contain both
                        words
                    

                		
            

            

                
                    

                        NOT
                    

                		
                
                    

                        dolphin NOT abundance will bring up records with dolphin but
                            not abundance
                    

                		
            

            

                
                    

                        NEAR
                    

                		
                
                    

                        dolphin NEAR abundance will bring up records where the words dolphin
                        and plan are in close proximity to each other.
                    

                		
            

            

                
                    

                        " "
                    

                		
                
                    

                        "dolphin abundance" in quotes will bring
                        back results with that exact phrase
                    

                		
            

            

                
                    

                        &
                    

                		
                
                    

                        Ampersand is the same as AND
                    

                		
            

            

                
                    

                        |
                    

                		
                
                    

                        This is the same as OR
                    

                		
            

            

                
                    

                        –
                    

                		
                
                    

                        Minus sign is the same as NOT
                    

                		
            

            

                
                    

                        space
                    

                		
                
                    

                        Using a space is the same as AND
                    

                		
            

            

                
                    

                        * 
                    

                		
                
                    

                        The asterisk or wildcard is used to find forms of a particular word, by replacing
                        possible word endings with an *, e.g. dophin* 
                        will bring up records that contain the words dolphin or dolphins.
                    

                		
            

            

                
                    

                        +
                    

                		
                
                    

                        Prefixing a word with + will ensure only that specific word is
                        searched for, not the plural or any tenses.
                    

                		
            

        

        

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