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aardvark |
a nocturnal mammal of southern Africa that has a long snout, long ears, and powerful claws for digging, and that feeds on ants using its extensile tongue. |
Acapulco |
a port city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico, known for its resorts and water sports. |
albatross |
any of several of the largest seabirds, with webbed feet, long narrow wings, and hooked beaks, that are found chiefly in the Southern Hemisphere. |
Albigenses |
the members of a Christian sect that flourished in southern France from the eleventh to the thirteenth century, when it was exterminated for heresy. |
Algonquin |
any of several Algonquian Indian tribes formerly living in the region of southern Canada and the St. Lawrence River, or a member of one of these tribes. [1/3 definitions] |
Alps |
a high mountain range extending from southern France through Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Austria, and into the Balkan region and Albania. |
amen corner |
in some Protestant churches in the southern United States, a seating section for those who lead the congregation's responses of "amen." |
Antarctic Ocean |
the waters surrounding Antarctica at the southern confluence of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. |
anticyclone |
a large system of winds that rotates around a center of high barometric pressure, moving clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern, and usu. producing cool, dry weather. (Cf. cyclone.) |
Appalachia |
a region in the United States extending from southwestern Pennsylvania to northwestern Georgia and including the southern Appalachian Mountains. |
araucaria |
a cone-bearing evergreen native to the Southern Hemisphere and grown as an ornamental elsewhere. |
Arcadia |
an isolated mountainous region in southern Greece, associated in ancient times with rustic simplicity and innocence. |
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. |
aurora australis |
the aurora of the Southern Hemisphere, seen esp. near the South Pole; southern lights. |
austral1 |
of, concerning, or originating in the south; southern. [1/2 definitions] |
Australoid |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of members of a human racial group originating in Australia, the Pacific Islands, and areas of southern and central India, generally characterized by dark skin and dark curly hair. [1/2 definitions] |
Australopithecine |
a tool-making primate of an extinct genus of hominids that inhabited eastern and southern Africa. |
Austro- |
southern. [1/2 definitions] |
Austronesia |
the islands of the central and southern Pacific. |
Bantu |
a member of any of several peoples native to central and southern Africa who speak related languages. [1/2 definitions] |
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