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Alligator
noun · 78% connection
A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Anaconda
noun · 78% connection
A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Ape
noun · 78% connection
A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiadae, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Aye-aye
noun · 78% connection
A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found in Madagascar (Cheiromys Madagascariensis), remarkable for its long finger…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Baboon
noun · 78% connection
One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large cani…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Barrigudo
noun · 78% connection
A large, dark-colored, South American monkey, of the genus Lagothrix, having a long prehensile tail.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Bite
verb · 78% connection
To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Chipmunk
noun · 78% connection
A squirrel-like animal of the genus Tamias, sometimes called the striped squirrel, chipping squirrel, ground squirrel, hackee. The com…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Edentata
n. pl. · 78% connection
An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; -- called also Bruta. The incisor teeth are rarely developed, and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Fore tooth
unknown · 78% connection
One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an incisor.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Gibbon
noun · 78% connection
Any arboreal ape of the genus Hylobates, of which many species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. They are taill…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Glyptodon
noun · 78% connection
An extinct South American quaternary mammal, allied to the armadillos. It was as large as an ox, was covered with tessellated scales,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Gnawer
noun · 78% connection
One who, or that which, gnaws.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Gopher
noun · 78% connection
One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyidae; -- called also pocket goph…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Grison
noun · 78% connection
A South American animal of the family Mustelidae (Galictis vittata). It is about two feet long, exclusive of the tail. Its under parts…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Hackee
noun · 78% connection
The chipmunk; also, the chickaree or red squirrel.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Hamster
noun · 78% connection
A small European rodent (Cricetus frumentarius). It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.
Hottentot
noun · 78% connection
One of a degraded and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: south, american, genus, noctilio, cheek.