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| ai2 |
a large three-toed sloth of Central and South America, whose coat has a greenish tinge from the algae that live in it. |
| alpaca |
a species of South American domesticated mammal, closely related to the llama, with long, soft hair. [1/4 definitions] |
| America |
(pl.) the continents of North and South America taken together (prec. by "the"). [1/3 definitions] |
| American |
of, pertaining to, or in North, Central, or South America. [2/5 definitions] |
| American Indian |
a member of any of the aboriginal peoples of North America, South America, or the West Indies, usu. excepting the Eskimos. |
| Amerind |
an Indian or Eskimo native to North or South America. [1/2 definitions] |
| anaconda |
any of several large nonvenomous constrictor snakes, esp. a certain South American tree snake that can grow to over twenty feet in length. |
| Andes |
a mountain range that extends the length of the South American western coast. |
| Andes Mountains |
a mountain range that extends the length of the South American western coast. |
| angostura bark |
the bitter, strong-smelling bark of either of two South American rue trees, used in medicine and as a flavoring in bitters. |
| Arawak |
a member of an Indian people once widespread throughout the West Indies, now living chiefly in northern South America. [1/2 definitions] |
| Arawakan |
a family of South American Indian languages that includes Arawak. |
| Argentina |
a country in the southern part of South America, between Chile and Uruguay. |
| armadillo |
a burrowing nocturnal mammal of the southern United States and South America, whose body is armored by jointed, bony plates. |
| bluefish |
a blue-colored game and food fish found in temperate Atlantic waters of the North and South American coast. [1/2 definitions] |
| bola |
a throwing weapon with heavy balls attached to the ends of a rope, used by South American herdsmen to entangle the legs of cattle and game. |
| Bolivia |
a South American country south of Brazil and Peru. |
| Brazil |
the largest South American country, on the Atlantic coast; United States of Brazil. |
| Brazil nut |
a large, oily triangular nut, the seed of a large tropical South American tree, or the tree itself. |
| cacao |
a South American tree bearing yellowish flowers and reddishbrown seeds. [1/2 definitions] |
| Cape Horn |
a cape on an island that belongs to Chile, at the extreme southern end of South America. |
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