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layer |
Noun
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a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another |
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layer |
Verb
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make or form a layer |
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lemon shark |
Noun
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common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa |
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longfin mako |
Noun
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similar to shortfin mako but darker blue |
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lamprey |
Noun
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primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue |
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lamprey eel |
Noun
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primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue |
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lamper eel |
Noun
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primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue |
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linnet |
Noun
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small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead |
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linnet |
Noun
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small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico |
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lintwhite |
Noun
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small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead |
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little skate |
Noun
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most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer |
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lyrebird |
Noun
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Australian bird that resembles a pheasant |
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lesser whitethroat |
Noun
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Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller |
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long-billed marsh wren |
Noun
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American wren that inhabits tall reed beds |
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loggerhead shrike |
Noun
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a common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes |
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lammergeier |
Noun
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the largest Eurasian bird of prey |
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leopard frog |
Noun
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common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots |
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lammergeyer |
Noun
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the largest Eurasian bird of prey |
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long-eared owl |
Noun
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slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts |
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laughing owl |
Noun
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almost extinct owl of New Zealand |
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laughing jackass |
Noun
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almost extinct owl of New Zealand |
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laughing jackass |
Noun
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Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry |
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leptodactylid frog |
Noun
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toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal |
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leptodactylid |
Noun
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toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal |
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lungless salamander |
Noun
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mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin |
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limestone salamander |
Noun
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similar to Shasta salamander |
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little owl |
Noun
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small European owl |
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lizard |
Noun
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relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail |
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lizard |
Noun
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a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him |
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labyrinthodont |
Noun
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an amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia |
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loggerhead |
Noun
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very large carnivorous sea turtle |
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loggerhead |
Noun
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a stupid person |
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loggerhead turtle |
Noun
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very large carnivorous sea turtle |
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lowland burrowing treefrog |
Noun
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terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head |
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leatherback turtle |
Noun
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wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace |
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leatherback |
Noun
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wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace |
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leathery turtle |
Noun
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wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace |
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legless lizard |
Noun
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degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards |
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lacertid lizard |
Noun
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Old World terrestrial lizard |
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lacertid |
Noun
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Old World terrestrial lizard |
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leopard lizard |
Noun
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any of several large lizards with many dark spots |
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leaf-nosed snake |
Noun
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any of various pale blotched snakes with a blunt snout of southwestern North America |
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lined snake |
Noun
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secretive snake of city dumps and parks as well as prairies and open woods |
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lyre snake |
Noun
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mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head |
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lesser prairie chicken |
Noun
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a smaller prairie chicken of western Texas |
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lovebird |
Noun
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small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates |
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lovebird |
Noun
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small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors |
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lory |
Noun
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small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits |
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lorikeet |
Noun
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any of various small lories |
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leipoa |
Noun
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Australian mound bird |