the beak

  • 101beak — beak1 noun 1》 a bird s horny projecting jaws; a bill.     ↘a projecting jaw in some other animals. 2》 a projection at the prow of an ancient warship, used to pierce the hulls of enemy ships. Derivatives beaked adjective Origin ME: from OFr. bec,… …

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  • 102beak wattle — noun : one of the fleshy outgrowths at the base of both mandibles of carrier pigeons …

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  • 103beak — noun (C) 1 the hard pointed mouth of a bird 2 humorous a large pointed nose 3 BrE old fashioned a judge or a male teacher …

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  • 104beak — Noun. 1. The mouth. Irish/Scottish use 2. A judge or magistrate. 3. Cocaine …

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  • 105beak — [biːk] noun [C] the hard curved or pointed part of a bird s mouth …

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  • 106Psittacine beak and feather disease — is a viral disease affecting all Old World and New World Parrots (Psittacini, Hookbills). The virus attacks the feather follicles and the beak and claws growing cells of the bird, causing progressive feather malformation and necrosis. In later… …

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  • 107List of birds of the Philippines — This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Philippines. The avifauna of the Philippines includes a total of 612 species, of which 194 are endemic, 3 have been introduced by humans, and 52 are rare or accidental. 67 species are globally… …

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  • 108List of birds of Canada and the United States — A five year old Golden Eagle North American birds most closely resemble those of Eurasia, which was connected to the continent as part of the supercontinent Laurasia until around 60 million years ago.[1] Many groups occur throughout the northern… …

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  • 109List of birds of the Central African Republic — This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Central African Republic. The avifauna of the Central African Republic includes a total of 791 species, of which 3 are rare or accidental.This list s taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence …

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  • 110List of birds of the Democratic Republic of Congo — This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The avifauna of the Democratic Republic of Congo includes a total of 1185 species, of which 21 are endemic, 1 has been introduced by humans, and 3 are rare or… …

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