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Analogue
noun · 78% connection
A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such speci…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Barbet
noun · 78% connection
A bird of the family Bucconidae, allied to the Cuckoos, having a large, conical beak swollen at the base, and bearded with five bunche…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Bullfinch
noun · 78% connection
A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera, especially the P. vulgaris / rubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Cassican
noun · 78% connection
An American bird of the genus Cassicus, allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended n…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Cassowary
noun · 78% connection
A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a k…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Crane
noun · 78% connection
A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Crocodile
noun · 78% connection
A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the larg…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Diver
noun · 78% connection
Any bird of certain genera, as Urinator (formerly Colymbus), or the allied genus Colymbus, or Podiceps, remarkable for their agility i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Francolin
noun · 78% connection
A spurred partidge of the genus Francolinus and allied genera, of Asia and Africa. The common species (F. vulgaris) was formerly commo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Gerbille
noun · 78% connection
One of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. Th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Goslet
noun · 78% connection
One of several species of pygmy geese, of the genus Nettepus. They are about the size of a teal, and inhabit Africa, India, and Austra…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Grunt
noun · 78% connection
Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt (A. Plumieri),…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Hemipode
noun · 78% connection
Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Heron
noun · 78% connection
Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Hippopotamus
noun · 78% connection
A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius), common in the rivers of Africa. It is allied to the hogs, and has a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Hoopoo
noun · 78% connection
A European bird of the genus Upupa (U. epops), having a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure. Called also hoop,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Hornbill
noun · 78% connection
Any bird of the family Bucerotidae, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical pa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
Ibis
noun · 78% connection
Any bird of the genus Ibis and several allied genera, of the family Ibidae, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous specie…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bird, genus, colius, allied, genera.
