alga | (noun) primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves | Synonyms: algae |
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anhinga | (noun) fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill | Synonyms: darter, snakebird |
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beluga | (noun) valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas | Synonyms: Acipenser huso, hausen, white sturgeon |
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(noun) small northern whale that is white when adult | Synonyms: Delphinapterus leucas, white whale |
bodega | (noun) a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries | - |
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chunga | (noun) Argentinian Cariama | Synonyms: Chunga burmeisteri, seriema |
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conga | (noun) a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file | - |
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(noun) music composed for dancing the conga | - |
cotinga | (noun) passerine bird of New World tropics | Synonyms: chatterer |
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dagga | (noun) relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco | Synonyms: Cape dagga, Leonotis leonurus, red dagga, wilde dagga |
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falanga | (noun) a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels | Synonyms: bastinado |
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ichthyostega | (noun) early tetrapod amphibian found in Greenland | - |
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inga | (noun) any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals | - |
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malanga | (noun) tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes | Synonyms: spoonflower, tannia, Xanthosoma atrovirens, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, yautia |
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manga | (noun) graphic novel that originated in Japan, usually intended for adults and characterized by highly stylized art | - |
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massasauga | (noun) pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians | Synonyms: massasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatus |
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(noun) small pygmy rattlesnake | Synonyms: ground rattler, Sistrurus miliaris |
myringa | (noun) the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound | Synonyms: eardrum, tympanic membrane, tympanum |
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nigga | (noun) (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person | Synonyms: jigaboo, nigger, nigra |
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omega | (noun) the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
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(noun) the ending of a series or sequence | Synonyms: Z |
panamiga | (noun) low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers | Synonyms: friendship plant, panamica, Pilea involucrata |
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panga | (noun) a large heavy knife used as a weapon or for cutting vegetation | Synonyms: machete, matchet |
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peshmerga | (noun) a member of a Kurdish guerilla organization that fights for a free Kurdish state | - |
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pitanga | (noun) Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida | Synonyms: Eugenia uniflora, Surinam cherry |
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quagga | (noun) mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century | Synonyms: Equus quagga |
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ruga | (noun) (anatomy) a fold or wrinkle or crease | - |
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rutabaga | (noun) the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food | Synonyms: swede, swedish turnip, yellow turnip |
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(noun) a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root | Synonyms: Brassica napus napobrassica, rutabaga plant, swede, Swedish turnip, turnip cabbage |
saga | (noun) a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account | - |
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saiga | (noun) goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis | Synonyms: Saiga tatarica |
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saratoga | (noun) a species of large fish found in Australian rivers, it has a red or pink spot on every scale (Scleropages leichardti) | Synonyms: Australian arowana, Dawson River salmon, Scleropages leichardti, spotted barramundi, spotted bonytongue |
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senega | (noun) perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot | Synonyms: Polygala alba |
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(noun) dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin | - |
syringa | (noun) large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes | Synonyms: mock orange, Philadelphus coronarius |
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tanga | (noun) 100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble | - |
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toga | (noun) a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome | - |
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virga | (noun) light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity) | - |
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yoga | (noun) a system of physical, breathing and meditation exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind | - |
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(noun) discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion | - |
yuga | (noun) the name of an epoch or era within a four age cycle in Hindu philosophy. | - |
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