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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. |
addax |
a large pale or whitish North African antelope that has long spiraling horns. |
a far cry |
a long way; quite different. |
Afghan |
a tall hound with a long narrow head and long silky hair; Afghan hound. [1/5 definitions] |
age |
a very long time. [1/11 definitions] |
agrimony |
any of various related plants of the rose family that have compound feathery leaves and bear long clusters of small yellow flowers on spiky stalks, and a prickly fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
Airedale |
one of a breed of large, long-legged terriers with wiry tan hair and black markings. |
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. |
album |
a long-playing phonograph record or set of records, or the jacket or binder thereof. [1/3 definitions] |
alpaca |
a species of South American domesticated mammal, closely related to the llama, with long, soft hair. [1/4 definitions] |
alpenhorn |
a very long curved wooden horn, used by herdsmen in the Alps to call cattle. |
alpenstock |
a long pointed iron-tipped staff used for mountain climbing. |
American Beauty |
a type of hybrid rose that bears long-stemmed red flowers. |
analog clock |
a clock that displays the time using a long hand to show the hour and a short hand to show the minutes. |
anapest |
a measure of poetic meter consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable. |
anciently |
in times of long ago; of ancient times. |
Angora |
any of various animals that have long silky hair, such as a cat, rabbit, or goat. [1/4 definitions] |
anhinga |
any of various large swimming and diving birds of tropical and subtropical America that have a long sharp bill and a long snaky neck; snakebird. |
ant bear |
a large, toothless, ant-eating mammal with a long snout, a sticky, extendable tongue, and a long shaggy tail; great anteater. [1/2 definitions] |
anteater |
any of several toothless mammals such as the aardvark and pangolin that feed mainly on ants or termites by means of a long, sticky tongue. |
antelope |
any of several ruminant mammals of Africa or Asia, having long legs and long, hollow horns. [1/3 definitions] |
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