acanthocephalan | (noun) any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines | Synonyms: spiny-headed worm |
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capelan | (noun) very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes | Synonyms: capelin, caplin |
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clan | (noun) group of people related by blood or marriage | Synonyms: kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe |
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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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counterplan | (noun) a plot intended to subvert another plot | Synonyms: counterplot |
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courlan | (noun) wading bird of South America and Central America | Synonyms: Aramus guarauna |
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elan | (noun) enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness | - |
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(noun) distinctive and stylish elegance | Synonyms: dash, flair, panache, style |
(noun) a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) | Synonyms: ardor, ardour, zeal |
flan | (noun) open pastry filled with fruit or custard | - |
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gamelan | (noun) a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs | - |
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holocephalan | (noun) fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail | Synonyms: holocephalian |
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korlan | (noun) the fruit from the korlan tree. | - |
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melphalan | (noun) antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies | Synonyms: Alkeran |
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myrobalan | (noun) small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit | Synonyms: cherry plum, myrobalan plum, Prunus cerasifera |
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ortolan | (noun) brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy | Synonyms: Emberiza hortulana, ortolan bunting |
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plan | (noun) scale drawing of a structure | Synonyms: architectural plan |
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(noun) a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished | Synonyms: program, programme |
(noun) an arrangement scheme | Synonyms: design |
raglan | (noun) a garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves | - |
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rataplan | (noun) the sound made by beating a drum | Synonyms: drumbeat, rub-a-dub |
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solan | (noun) very large white gannet with black wing tips | Synonyms: solan goose, solant goose, Sula bassana |
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