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81goldfinch — /gohld finch /, n. 1. a European finch, Carduelis carduelis, having a crimson face and wings marked with yellow. 2. any of certain related American finches of the genus Carduelis, as C. tristis, the male of which has yellow body plumage in the… …
82sharpbill — /shahrp bil /, n. a passerine bird, Oxyruncus cristatus, of New World tropical forests, having greenish plumage and a pointed bill, related to the tyrant flycatchers. [SHARP + BILL2] * * * ▪ bird (Oxyruncus cristatus), bird of rain forests… …
83art, African — ▪ visual arts Introduction the visual arts of native Africa, particularly sub Saharan Africa, including such media as sculpture, painting, pottery, rock art, textiles, masks, personal decoration, and jewelry. For more general… …
84Malvales — ▪ plant order Introduction medium sized order, known as the hibiscus or mallow order, mostly of woody plants, consisting of 10 families, 338 genera, and about 6,000 species. The plants grow in various habitats throughout much of the world, and a …
85Killer whale — Orca redirects here. For other uses, see Orca (disambiguation). Killer whale[1] …
86Edinburgh — EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …
87Estoc — A sword used only for thrusting. A form of long, rigid, pointed, triangular or square bladed and virtually edgeless longsword designed for thrusting into plate armor was the estoc. Called a stocco in Italian and a tuck in English, they were used… …
88saying — saying, saw, adage, proverb, maxim, motto, epigram, aphorism, apothegm can all denote a sententious expression of a general truth. A saying is a brief current or habitual expression that may be anonymous, traditional, or attributable to a… …
89sharp-tailed sparrow — noun or sharp tailed finch : a No. American sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta) having narrow pointed tail feathers and inhabiting salt marshes * * * a sparrow, Ammospiza caudacuta, inhabiting salt marshes in North America, having narrow, sharply… …
90anhinga — noun Etymology: New Latin, probably ultimately from Tupi *ajíŋa Date: 1769 any of a genus (Anhinga) of fish eating birds related to the cormorants but distinguished by a longer neck and sharply pointed rather than hooked bill; especially one (A.… …
