Fireback: alternatives and connections

That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing.

A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes were transplanted to the…

An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grai…

To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.

A lizardlike reptile of the genus Chamaeleo, of several species, found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The skin is covered with fine gran…

A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the larg…

A fabulous animal, generally represented as a monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head and enormous claws, and regarded…

Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.

A shrub of the Olive family, with yellow blossoms.

A spurred partidge of the genus Francolinus and allied genera, of Asia and Africa. The common species (F. vulgaris) was formerly commo…

A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris); -- called also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone, gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel gu…

One of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. Th…

Any arboreal ape of the genus Hylobates, of which many species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. They are taill…

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…

To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound.

Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Any bird of the family Bucerotidae, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical pa…

Any animal of the genus Hyrax, of which about four species are known. They constitute the order Hyracoidea. The best known species are…