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| Africa |
a continent of the Eastern Hemisphere south of Europe, between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. |
| Asia |
a large continent in the Eastern Hemisphere, bounded by the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, the Red Sea, and eastern Europe. |
| Old World |
the Eastern Hemisphere, esp. Europe or European culture. |
| pipistrelle |
any of a genus of small bats, found in North America and most of the Eastern Hemisphere, that fly before nightfall. |
| python |
any of a number of nonpoisonous snakes of the Eastern Hemisphere that kill by crushing and suffocating their victims. [1/3 definitions] |
| tamarind |
a tropical tree, related to legumes, that is found in the Eastern Hemisphere, and that bears compound, feathery leaves, yellow flowers, and a juicy, acid fruit inside long pods. [1/2 definitions] |
| wryneck |
either of two woodpeckers found in the Eastern Hemisphere that can twist their necks into contortions. [1/3 definitions] |
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