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Analogue
noun · 78% connection
That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
Apteryx
noun · 78% connection
A genus of New Zealand birds about the size of a hen, with only short rudiments of wings, armed with a claw and without a tail; the ki…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
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: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
Cicada
noun · 78% connection
Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by p…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
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: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
Dipterocarpus
noun · 78% connection
A genus of trees found in the East Indies, some species of which produce a fragrant resin, other species wood oil. The fruit has two l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
Egret
noun · 78% connection
The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the Am…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
Elephant
noun · 78% connection
A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two living species, Elephas Indicus and E. Africanus, and several fossil species, are know…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
Enchodus
noun · 78% connection
A genus of extinct Cretaceous fishes; -- so named from their spear-shaped teeth. They were allied to the pike (Esox).
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
Fox
noun · 78% connection
A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canidae, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. vulpes), the American r…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
Garfish
noun · 78% connection
A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris); -- called also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone, gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel gu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
Genus
noun · 78% connection
A class of objects divided into several subordinate species; a class more extensive than a species; a precisely defined and exactly di…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
Goshawk
noun · 78% connection
Any large hawk of the genus Astur, of which many species and varieties are known. The European (Astur palumbarius) and the American (A…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
Goura
noun · 78% connection
One of several species of large, crested ground pigeons of the genus Goura, inhabiting New Guinea and adjacent islands. The Queen Vict…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
Hake
noun · 78% connection
A drying shed, as for unburned tile.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
Hesperornis
noun · 78% connection
A genus of large, extinct, wingless birds from the Cretaceous deposits of Kansas, belonging to the Odontornithes. They had teeth, and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
Hippurite
noun · 78% connection
A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattish upper val…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
Hyrax
noun · 78% connection
Any animal of the genus Hyrax, of which about four species are known. They constitute the order Hyracoidea. The best known species are…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, american, cretaceous, pterodactyls, destitute.
