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  • 11List of birds of the United Arab Emirates — This is a list of the bird species recorded in the United Arab Emirates. The avifauna of the United Arab Emirates includes a total of 437 species, of which 14 have been introduced by humans, and 148 are rare or accidental. 10 species are globally …

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  • 12List of birds of the Comoros — This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Comoros. The avifauna of the Comoros includes a total of 146 species, of which 14 are endemic, 6 have been introduced by humans, and 23 are rare or accidental. 9 species are globally… …

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  • 13List of birds of the Seychelles — This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Seychelles. This list s taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements s 5th… …

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  • 14geli-, glī- —     geli , glī     English meaning: mouse     Deutsche Übersetzung: “Maus under likewise”     Material: O.Ind. girí ḥ, girikü f. “ mouse “ (Lex.); Gk. γαλέη (*gelei̯ ü, originally “ the murine “?) “weasel, marten”, from which borrowed Lat.… …

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  • 15Guineafowl — For the guineafowl butterflies, see Hamanumida. Guineafowl Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 16South America — South American. a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. 271,000,000; ab. 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km). * * * Continent, Western Hemisphere. The world s fourth largest continent, it is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the… …

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  • 17birds — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Flying animals Nouns 1. fowl; songbird, warbler; bird of prey; cock, hen; nestling, fledgling. See animal. 2. (land birds) I. (passerine) a. songbird, oscine, warbler, oriole, swallow, blackbird, blackcap …

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  • 18Feather — For other uses, see Feather (disambiguation). Feather variations Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds and some theropod dinosaurs. They are considered the most complex… …

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  • 19turkey — /terr kee/, n., pl. turkeys, (esp. collectively) turkey. 1. a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, esp. Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish brown, and yellowish brown plumage of a metallic luster… …

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  • 20livestock farming — Introduction       raising of animals for use or for pleasure. In this article, the discussion of livestock includes both beef and dairy cattle, pigs (pig), sheep, goats (goat), horses (horse), mules (mule), asses, buffalo, and camels (camel …

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