Hamster
HAMSTER s. (german word). Mamm. genus of rodent, close to the rat, and characterized by a short and hairy tail and by elongated fur lined pouches, that these animals use for the transport of grain they...
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HARPA s. Moll. Genus of gastropod molluscs, family buccinidae, which includes about a dozen species living in the deep waters and muddy lands of...
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WAXWING s. Ornith. Name given to a group of birds of the genus cotinga(1), especially remarkable because the tip of the secondary feathers on its wings widens into smooth oval red discs. The Bohemian...
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ROOK s. bird that looks very similar to the crow. — Rooks (corvus fruqilegus, Linn.) are smaller than crows, their bill is longer and sharper. Males are 50 cm (20 in)long ; females, smaller and not...
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Gharial or gavial s. herpet. genus of saurians, close to crocodiles, characterised by long, straight and narrow jaws which get a bit wider at the end. The common...
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The tiger, in fact, had not rolled all the way down to the bottom: a large protruding rock had stopped it some twenty feet from the edge. Its claws had done the rest, and now it was there, standing...
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GAZELLE substantive (Arab Ghaza). Mammal, genus of the antelope family, which includes a dozen species, characterized by horns shaped as a lyre or with a double curve, always ringed, whithout edge, and...
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GUDGEON substantive (lat. gobio). Ichthyology - genus of cyprinoïd fishes close to the tench and including several species of freshwater fish. The ordinary gudgeon (gobio fluviatilis) is a small white...
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