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Badger :: Badger (n.) A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (M. vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea Americana / Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu..

Maize :: Maize (n.) A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Z. Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men animals..

Dispatch :: Dispatch (v. t.) A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval or military dispatches..

Republican :: Republican (n.) The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together..

Cotinga :: Cotinga (n.) A bird of the family Cotingidae, including numerous bright-colored South American species; -- called also chatterers..

Marten :: Marten (n.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus Mustela, closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten (Mustela foina); the pine marten (M. martes); and the American marten, or sable (M. Americana), which some zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian sable..

Gaucho :: Gaucho (n.) One of the native inhabitants of the pampas, of Spanish-American descent. They live mostly by rearing cattle..

Colicroot :: Colicroot (n.) A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike (Aletris farinosa and A. aurea). Called sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn root..

Robin :: Robin (n.) An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also robin redbreast, and migratory thrush..

Hoazin :: Hoazin (n.) A remarkable South American bird (Opisthocomus cristatus); the crested touraco. By some zoologists it is made the type of a distinct order (Opisthocomi).

Cottontail :: Cottontail (n.) The American wood rabbit (Lepus sylvaticus); -- also called Molly cottontail.

Hornyhead :: Hornyhead (n.) Any North American river chub of the genus Hybopsis, esp. H. biguttatus..

Squawl :: Squawk (n.) The American night heron. See under Night.

Witch-hazel :: Witch-hazel (n.) An American shrub or small tree (Hamamelis Virginica), which blossoms late in autumn..

Whig :: Whig (n.) A friend and supporter of the American Revolution; -- opposed to Tory, and Royalist..

Water Adder :: Water adder () The common, harmless American water snake (Tropidonotus sipedon). See Illust. under Water Snake..

Alewife :: Alewife (n.) A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch herring. The name is locally applied to other related species..

Nocake :: Nocake (n.) Indian corn parched, and beaten to powder, -- used for food by the Northern American Indians..

Snakewood :: Snakewood (n.) A tropical American shrub (Plumieria rubra) which has very fragrant red blossoms.

Brown Thrush :: Brown thrush () A common American singing bird (Harporhynchus rufus), allied to the mocking bird; -- also called brown thrasher..

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