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| adder's-tongue |
any of various ferns with a single sporeless leaflike frond and a slender spore-bearing spike or stalk that suggests a snake's tongue. [1/2 definitions] |
| areca |
any of several tall palm trees of tropical Asia, such as the betel palm, having a smooth, slender trunk and feathery leaves and bearing red or orange nuts. [1/2 definitions] |
| arrow |
a slender pointed or tipped shaft that is shot from a bow. [1/3 definitions] |
| assai2 |
a small slender palm tree native to Brazil that bears edible fleshy purple fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| banderole |
a slender forked pennant or streamer. [1/2 definitions] |
| barbel |
a slender, whiskerlike sensory organ on the heads of certain fishes, such as catfish. [1/2 definitions] |
| bassoon |
a large low-pitched woodwind instrument consisting of a long doubled wooden tube fitted with a slender curved metal tube that terminates in a double-reed mouthpiece. |
| borzoi |
one of a breed of dogs originating in Russia, having a tall slender body, narrow head, and long silky hair; Russian wolfhound. |
| bottle |
a container, usu. made of glass and having a slender neck, used mainly for storing or serving liquids. [1/4 definitions] |
| bronchoscope |
a slender tubular instrument with an electric light, used for examining and treating the inside of the bronchi. |
| catalpa |
any of several deciduous shade trees that have broad leaves and bear clusters of white flowers and long slender pods. |
| cigar |
a slender, tight roll of cured tobacco leaves prepared for smoking. |
| cirrus |
in certain organisms, a tentacle or other slender, flexible appendage. [1/3 definitions] |
| claw |
a slender, sharp, usu. curved nail on the foot of an animal. [1/6 definitions] |
| crane fly |
any of various long-legged, slender flies that resemble a large mosquito. |
| cuckoo |
any of several slender grayish to brownish birds of Europe and America, some of which have a distinctive two-note call. [1/5 definitions] |
| dolphin |
either of two large, slender, brilliantly colored fish found in warm climates. [1/2 definitions] |
| echidna |
any of several small, insect-eating, egg-laying mammals of the Australian region that have a long slender snout and a spiny, bristly coat; spiny anteater. |
| ectomorphic |
of a slender, lightly muscled body structure. (Cf. endomorphic, mesomorphic.) |
| endoscope |
a long, slender, tubular optical instrument inserted into an inner, hollow body part, such as the lungs or bowel, esp. for examination, diagnosis, or surgical treatment. |
| feather |
one of the structures forming the plumage of birds, consisting of a hollow, tapering, horny shaft growing from the skin and bearing a web of slender, parallel, interlocked barbs on either side. [1/12 definitions] |
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