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| admiral |
any of a family of brightly colored, medium to large-sized butterflies, found worldwide. [1/2 definitions] |
| agate |
a playing marble made of, or colored to resemble, this stone. [1/2 definitions] |
| amaryllis |
any of a group of bulbous plants bearing a lilylike rose-colored blossom. |
| azalea |
a shrub with dark green leaves and brightly colored flowers. |
| bandanna |
a large handkerchief with a brightly colored design that is worn on the head or neck. |
| basalt |
a dense, fine-grained, dark-colored igneous rock created by lava flow that is rich in minerals containing magnesium and iron. The most common igneous rock on the Earth's surface due to its high abundance on the ocean floor. |
| beach ball |
a large, air-filled ball of brightly colored plastic, usually used for games played in or near the water. |
| bee-eater |
any of several small, brightly colored tropical birds that feed chiefly on bees and other insects. |
| betta |
any of several small, brightly colored, long-finned freshwater fishes of tropical Asia, some species of which are kept as aquarium pets. |
| bird of paradise |
any of several brightly colored African plants, esp. a perennial cultivated for its large brilliant orange or yellow blue-tongued flower that resembles a bird. [1/2 definitions] |
| bird's-eye |
any of various plants that have small brightly colored round flowers with petals of a different color than the center, like an eye. [1/4 definitions] |
| blackboard |
a smooth, hard, dark-colored panel, often made of slate and suitable for writing on with chalk; chalkboard. |
| blacksnake |
any of various dark-colored, usu. nonvenomous North American snakes, esp. the black racer. [1/2 definitions] |
| blonde |
of a girl or woman, having light-colored hair. [2 definitions] |
| bluefish |
a blue-colored game and food fish found in temperate Atlantic waters of the North and South American coast. [1/2 definitions] |
| brant |
any of several small dark-colored European or North American geese that breed in arctic regions and migrate south in the fall. |
| budgerigar |
a brightly colored Australian parakeet, bred as a domestic pet. |
| bull terrier |
any of a breed of dog developed as a cross between the bulldog and the terrier, having a short, light-colored coat. |
| buprestid |
any of various long, flat, brightly colored beetles whose larvae eat woody plants. |
| burley |
(often cap.) a low-nicotine, light-colored tobacco grown chiefly in Kentucky. |
| butterfly |
an insect with four large wings that flies mostly in the daytime. Butterflies are closely related to moths but have thinner bodies and are usually more brightly colored. |
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