bola | (noun) a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin | - |
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(noun) a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie | Synonyms: bola tie, bolo, bolo tie |
carambola | (noun) deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert | Synonyms: star fruit |
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(noun) East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit | Synonyms: Averrhoa carambola, carambola tree |
collembolan | (noun) any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water | Synonyms: springtail |
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diabolatry | (noun) the acts or rites of worshiping devils | Synonyms: demonolatry, devil-worship |
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holometabola | (noun) insects that undergo complete metamorphosis | Synonyms: metabola |
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hyperbola | (noun) an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone | - |
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metabola | (noun) insects that undergo complete metamorphosis | Synonyms: holometabola |
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parabola | (noun) a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve | - |
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symbolatry | (noun) the worship of symbols | Synonyms: symbol-worship, symbololatry |
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tombola | (noun) a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum | - |
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verbolatry | (noun) the worship of words | Synonyms: grammatolatry, word-worship |
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