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MOOSE |
Large North American deer |
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CARIBOU |
Large North American deer |
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WAPITI |
North American deer |
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STAG |
The adult male of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), a large
European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti. |
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WILLET |
A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); --
called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe,
duck snipe, and stone curlew. |
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MAYPOP |
The edible fruit of a passion flower, especially that of
the North American Passiflora incarnata, an oval yellowish berry as
large as a small apple. |
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MUSKOGEES |
A powerful tribe of North American Indians that
formerly occupied the region of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. They
constituted a large part of the Creek confederacy. |
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HELLBENDER |
A large North American aquatic salamander (Protonopsis
horrida or Menopoma Alleghaniensis). It is very voracious and very
tenacious of life. Also called alligator, and water dog. |
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NAMAYCUSH |
A large North American lake trout (Salvelinus
namaycush). It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over
forty pounds. Called also M... |
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LOCUST TREE |
A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (R.
Pseudacacia), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant,
papilionaceous flowers, ... |
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WOODCHUCK |
A common large North American marmot (Arctomys monax).
It is usually reddish brown, more or less grizzled with gray. It makes
extensive burrows... |
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ELK |
A large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces
machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The
American elk, o... |
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TURKEY |
Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus
Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris
gallopavo), and the... |
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CATALPA |
...ch the
best know species are the Catalpa bignonioides, a large, ornamental
North American tree, with spotted white flowers and long cylindrical
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IVORY-BILL |
A large, handsome, North American woodpecker
(Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak.
Its general color is glossy ... |
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BISON |
The American bison buffalo (Bison Americanus), a large,
gregarious bovine quadruped with shaggy mane and short black horns,
which formerly roam... |
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POKE |
A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P.
decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget,
pigeon berry, poca... |
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SUCKER |
...r sweet sucker (Erimyzon
sucetta). Some of the large Western species are called buffalo fish,
red horse, black horse, and suckerel. ... |