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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: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
Anisodactylous
adjective · 78% connection
Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
Caesura
noun · 78% connection
A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
Cere
noun · 78% connection
The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
Chat
noun · 78% connection
A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yellow-breasted chat (I. viridis), and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
Cockatoo
noun · 78% connection
A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinae, having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head ornamented with a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
Cormorant
noun · 78% connection
Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
Dentirostral
adjective · 78% connection
Having a toothed bill; -- applied to a group of passerine birds, having the bill notched, and feeding chiefly on insects, as the shrik…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
Falcon
noun · 78% connection
One of a family (Falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
Forktail
noun · 78% connection
One of several Asiatic and East Indian passerine birds, belonging to Enucurus, and allied genera. The tail is deeply forking.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
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.…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
Godwit
noun · 78% connection
One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidae. The European black-tailed godwit (Limos…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
Guenon
noun · 78% connection
One of several long-tailed Oriental monkeys, of the genus Cercocebus, as the green monkey and grivet.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
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: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
Kamichi
noun · 78% connection
A curious South American bird (Anhima, / Palamedea, cornuta), often domesticated by the natives and kept with poultry, which it defend…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
Kangaroo
noun · 78% connection
Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidae. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
Kingfisher
noun · 78% connection
Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family Alcedinidae. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
Macaque
noun · 78% connection
Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macacus; as, M. maurus, the moor macaque of the East Indies.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: several, species, long-tailed, passerine, birds.
