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Caribou

The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species (Rangifer Caribou).

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Deer 76% connected

Any animal; especially, a wild animal.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reindeer 92% connected

Any ruminant of the genus Rangifer, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregu…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Afforestation noun · 78% connection

The act of converting into forest or woodland.

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Anemone noun · 78% connection

any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves

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Arpen noun · 78% connection

Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different parts of the country. The arpent of Paris was 4,088 sq. yards, or nearly f…

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Bloodroot noun · 78% connection

perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early s…

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Cicada noun · 78% connection

Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by p…

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Cove noun · 78% connection

A strip of prairie extending into woodland; also, a recess in the side of a mountain.

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Crayfish noun · 78% connection

Any crustacean of the family Astacidae, resembling the lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters. Crawfishes are esteemed very d…

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Egret noun · 78% connection

The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the Am…

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Figwort noun · 78% connection

any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia

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Forest noun · 78% connection

An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland whi…

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Fox noun · 78% connection

A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canidae, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. vulpes), the American r…

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Garfish noun · 78% connection

One of several species of similar fishes of the genus Tylosurus, of which one species (T. marinus) is common on the Atlantic coast. T.…

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Hake noun · 78% connection

One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake is M. vulgaris;…

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Holt noun · 78% connection

A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill.

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Hoult noun · 78% connection

A piece of woodland; a small wood. [Obs.] See Holt.

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Lant noun · 78% connection

Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes of the genus Ammedytes. The common European species (A. tobianus) and the…

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Linnet noun · 78% connection

Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common European species (L…

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Mantis noun · 78% connection

Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They are remarkable for their sl…

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