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| aardvark |
a large mammal with a long snout, long ears, a long tail, and with long fur mostly around its legs. Aardvarks are active at night, when they use their powerful claws to dig open ant or termite nests. They catch their food with their long, sticky tongue. Aardvarks live in southern and central Africa. Although they are sometimes called anteaters, aardvarks are not closely related to any other kind of mammal. |
| abalone |
a large sea snail that has several shiny colors on the inside of its shell. Abalone are mollusks. People eat abalone meat and make decorations from the shells. |
| Abominable Snowman |
a large manlike animal covered with hair, said to live in the Himalayas; yeti. |
| abound |
to be found in large numbers or amounts. |
| abundance |
a very large amount; plentiful supply. |
| abundant |
large in amount or number; more than enough. |
| acanthus |
any of various Mediterranean plants with large, spiny leaves. [1/2 definitions] |
| acepromazine |
an oily orange compound used to immobilize large animals, to stop nausea, and to tranquilize. |
| Achilles tendon |
the large tendon that connects the calf muscles to the back of the heel. |
| acre |
(pl.) a large amount of land, or land in general. [1/2 definitions] |
| acreage |
a large expanse of land. [1/2 definitions] |
| addax |
a large pale or whitish North African antelope that has long spiraling horns. |
| admiral |
any of a family of brightly colored, medium to large-sized butterflies, found worldwide. [1/2 definitions] |
| adz |
an axlike tool with a curved, sharp-edged head set crosswise to the handle, used for shaping large pieces of wood. |
| agribusiness |
large-scale industrial agriculture and related activities such as food-processing, equipment manufacture, and marketing. |
| ai2 |
a large three-toed sloth of Central and South America, whose coat has a greenish tinge from the algae that live in it. |
| aircraft carrier |
a very large ship with a flat deck on which airplanes can take off and land. |
| Airedale |
one of a breed of large, long-legged terriers with wiry tan hair and black markings. |
| airliner |
a large airplane used to fly people from one place to another. |
| airport |
a large area of land where airplanes come and go. |
| albatross |
a very large sea bird found mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. Albatrosses have webbed feet, long narrow wings, and hooked beaks. |
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