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devilfish |
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extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes |
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devilfish |
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bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles |
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devilfish |
Noun
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medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific |
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devil ray |
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small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools |
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daw |
Noun
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common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery |
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dipper |
Noun
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small stocky diving bird without webbed feet |
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dipper |
Noun
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small North American diving duck |
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dipper |
Noun
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a ladle that has a cup with a long handle |
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dicamptodon |
Noun
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salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year |
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dicamptodontid |
Noun
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salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year |
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dusky salamander |
Noun
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common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or greyish-black |
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diamondback terrapin |
Noun
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of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States |
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diapsid |
Noun
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reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye |
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diapsid reptile |
Noun
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reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye |
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desert tortoise |
Noun
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burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico |
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desert iguana |
Noun
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small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico |
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dinosaur |
Noun
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any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era |
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dragon lizard |
Noun
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the largest lizard in the world (10 feet) |
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dragon |
Noun
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any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body |
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dragon |
Noun
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a creature of Teutonic mythology |
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dragon |
Noun
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a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman |
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duck-billed dinosaur |
Noun
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any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet |
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deinocheirus |
Noun
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lightly built medium-sized theropod with long limbs and neck |
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dromaeosaur |
Noun
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a kind of maniraptor |
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deinonychus |
Noun
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swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot |
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diplodocus |
Noun
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a huge quadrupedal herbivore with long neck and tail |
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dicynodont |
Noun
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a kind of therapsid |
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dimetrodon |
Noun
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carnivorous dinosaur of the Permian in North America having a crest or dorsal sail |
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daddy longlegs |
Noun
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spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs |
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daddy longlegs |
Noun
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long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite |
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diamondback |
Noun
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large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings |
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diamondback rattlesnake |
Noun
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large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings |
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death adder |
Noun
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venomous Australian snake resembling an adder |
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deer tick |
Noun
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a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis |
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domestic fowl |
Noun
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a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl |
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dodo |
Noun
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extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons |
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dodo |
Noun
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someone whose style is out of fashion |
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dove |
Noun
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any of numerous small pigeons |
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dove |
Noun
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an emblem of peace |
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dove |
Noun
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flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising |
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dove |
Noun
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someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations |
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domestic pigeon |
Noun
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domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food |
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duckling |
Noun
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young duck |
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duckling |
Noun
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flesh of a young domestic duck |
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diving duck |
Noun
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any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food |
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dabbling duck |
Noun
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any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling |
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dabbler |
Noun
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any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling |
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dabbler |
Noun
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an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge |
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downy woodpecker |
Noun
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small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill |
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duck |
Noun
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small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs |