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Minnesinger :: Minnesinger (n.) A love-singer; specifically, one of a class of German poets and musicians who flourished from about the middle of the twelfth to the middle of the fourteenth century. They were chiefly of noble birth, and made love and beauty the subjects of their verses..

Ephemera :: Ephemera (n.) A genus of insects including the day flies, or ephemeral flies. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral..

Pterosauria :: Pterosauria (n. pl.) An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the pterodactyls; -- called also Pterodactyli, and Ornithosauria..

Bull Fly :: Bull fly (n.) Alt. of Bullfl.

Dragon :: Dragon (n.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of several species, found in the East Indies and Southern Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps from tree to tree. Called also flying lizard..

Breeze Fly :: Breeze fly (n.) A fly of various species, of the family Tabanidae, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The name is also given to different species of botflies..

Outfly :: Outfly (v. t.) To surpass in flying; to fly beyond or faster than.

Demoiselle :: Demoiselle (n.) A beautiful, small dragon fly of the genus Agrion..

Myrobolan :: Myrobolan (n.) A dried astringent fruit much resembling a prune. It contains tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but is now chiefly used in tanning and dyeing. Myrobolans are produced by various species of Terminalia of the East Indies, and of Spondias of South America..

Rise :: Rise (n.) The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the surface of the water.

Jaguar :: "Jaguar (n.) A large and powerful feline animal (Felis onca), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. Called also the American tiger..

Glancing :: Glancing (a.) Flying off (after striking) in an oblique direction; as, a glancing shot..

Flotant :: Flotant (a.) Represented as flying or streaming in the air; as, a banner flotant..

Leader :: Leader (n.) A net for leading fish into a pound, weir, etc. ; also, a line of gut, to which the snell of a fly hook is attached..

Inhauler :: Inhauler (n.) A rope used to draw in the jib boom, or flying jib boom..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.

Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To let fly, as a missile; to shoot..

Uhlan :: Uhlan (n.) One of a kind of light cavalry of Tartaric origin, first introduced into European armies in Poland. They are armed with lances, pistols, and sabers, and are employed chiefly as skirmishers..

Jointworm :: "Jointworm (n.) The larva of a small, hymenopterous fly (Eurytoma hordei), which is found in gall-like swellings on the stalks of wheat, usually at or just above the first joint. In some parts of America it does great damage to the crop..

Fly :: Fly (a.) Knowing; wide awake; fully understanding another's meaning.

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