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Foumart

The European polecat; -- called also European ferret, and fitchew. See Polecat.

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Ferret 76% connected

An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela / Putorius furo), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a na…

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Musteline 76% connected

Like or pertaining to the family Mustelidae, or the weasels and martens.

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Fitch 92% connected

A vetch.

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Polecat 92% connected

A small European carnivore of the Weasel family (Putorius foetidus). Its scent glands secrete a substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called…

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Alose noun · 78% connection

The European shad (Clupea alosa); -- called also allice shad or allis shad. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (Clupea…

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Aryan noun · 78% connection

One of a primitive people supposed to have lived in prehistoric times, in Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea, and north of the Hind…

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Atherine noun · 78% connection

A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along the sides. The European species (Atherina presbyter) is u…

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Aulic noun · 78% connection

The ceremony observed in conferring the degree of doctor of divinity in some European universities. It begins by a harangue of the cha…

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Beambird noun · 78% connection

A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa gricola), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building.

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Belladonna noun · 78% connection

An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its f…

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Bellows fish unknown · 78% connection

A European fish (Centriscus scolopax), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; -- called also trumpet fish,…

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Betulin noun · 78% connection

A substance of a resinous nature, obtained from the outer bark of the common European birch (Betula alba), or from the tar prepared th…

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Blackcock noun · 78% connection

The male of the European black grouse (Tetrao tetrix, Linn.); -- so called by sportsmen. The female is called gray hen. See Heath grou…

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Boce noun · 78% connection

A European fish (Box vulgaris), having a compressed body and bright colors; -- called also box, and bogue.

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Borneol noun · 78% connection

A rare variety of camphor, C10H17.OH, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in…

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Common Market noun · 78% connection

an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among…

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EC noun · 78% connection

an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among…

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EEC noun · 78% connection

an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among…

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Eelpout noun · 78% connection

A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. A…

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Elk noun · 78% connection

A large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The Americ…

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Eu noun · 78% connection

an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among…

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Europe noun · 78% connection

an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among…

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