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BOA |
Large South American snake |
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ANACONDA |
Large South American snake |
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ABOMA |
A large South American serpent (Boa aboma). |
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POTOO |
A large South American goatsucker (Nyctibius grandis). |
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CAPARRO |
A large South American monkey (Lagothrix Humboldtii), with
prehensile tail. |
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EUCHARIS |
A genus of South American amaryllidaceous plants with
large and beautiful white blossoms. |
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COSCOROBA |
A large, white, South American duck, of the genus
Cascoroba, resembling a swan. |
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CARIAMA |
A large, long-legged South American bird (Dicholophus
cristatus) which preys upon snakes, etc. See Seriema. |
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BARRIGUDO |
A large, dark-colored, South American monkey, of the
genus Lagothrix, having a long prehensile tail. |
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NOCTILIONID |
A South American bat of the genus Noctilio, having
cheek pouches and large incisor teeth. |
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BOOMSLANGE |
A large South African tree snake (Bucephalus Capensis).
Although considered venomous by natives, it has no poison fangs. |
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SERIEMA |
A large South American bird (Dicholophus, / Cariama
cristata) related to the cranes. It is often domesticated. Called also
cariama. |
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RHEA |
Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike
birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the American
ostrich. |
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SAKI |
Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the
genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is
not prehensile. |
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GLYPTODON |
An extinct South American quaternary mammal, allied to
the armadillos. It was as large as an ox, was covered with tessellated
scales, and had fluted teeth. |
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THORNBIRD |
A small South American bird (Anumbius anumbii) allied to
the ovenbirds of the genus Furnarius). It builds a very large and
complex nest of twigs and thorns in a bush or tree. |
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GRUGRU WORM |
The larva or grub of a large South American beetle
(Calandra palmarum), which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar
cane. It is eaten by the natives, and esteemed a delicacy. |
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MONKEY-POT |
... Ollaria, and L. Zabucajo), which have for their fruit large,
pot-shaped, woody capsules containing delicious nuts, and opening
almost explosiv... |
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TEGUEXIN |
A large South American lizard (Tejus teguexin). It
becomes three or four feet long, and is blackish above, marked with
yellowish spots of vario... |
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CAPYBARA |
A large South American rodent (Hydrochaerus capybara)
Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant
rodent, being about t... |
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SAUBA ANT |
A South American ant (Oecodoma cephalotes) remarkable for
having two large kinds of workers besides the ordinary ones, and for
the immense size... |
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OTTER |
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genera. Several species are described. They have large, flattish heads,
short ears, and webbed toes. They are aquatic, and feed on fish. T... |
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SEA LION |
Any one of several large species of seals of the family
Otariidae native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the southern sea lion
(Otaria jubata)... |
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MYGALE |
A genus of very large hairy spiders having four lungs and
only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct
tubes in the earth... |
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VIZ-CACHA |
A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus
trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is
soft and rather long... |