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Mongoose

A species of ichneumon Herpestes griseus native of India Applied also to other allied species as the African banded mongoose Crossarchus fasciatus...

Mollemoke

Any one of several species of large pelagic petrels and fulmars as Fulmarus glacialis of the North Atlantic and several species of AEligstrelata of the Southern Ocean See Fulmar...

Any one of several very large extinct species of wingless birds belonging to Dinornis and other related genera of the suborder Dinornithes found in New Zealand They are allied to the apteryx and the ostrich They were probably exterminated by the natives before New Zealand was discovered by Europeans Some species were much larger than the ostrich...

Mechoacan

A species of jalap of very feeble properties said to be obtained from the root of a species of Convolvulus Convolvulus Mechoacan so called from Michoacan in Mexico whence it is obtained...

Redhorn

Any species of a tribe of butterflies Fugacia including the common yellow species and the cabbage butterflies The antennaelig are usually red...

VerbarMarsdenia

A genus of plants of the Milkweed family mostly woody climbers with fragrant flowers several species of which furnish valuable fiber and one species Marsdenia tinctoria affords indigo...

Rabbit

Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus especially the common European species Lepus cuniculus which is often kept as a pet and has been introduced into many countries It is remarkably prolific and has become a pest in some parts of Australia and New Zealand...

Siluroid

Belonging to the Siluroidei or Nematognathi an order of fishes including numerous species among which are the American catfishes and numerous allied fresh water species of the Old World as the sheatfish Silurus glanis of Europe...

Redpoll

Any one of several species of small northern finches of the genus Acanthis formerly AEliggiothus native of Europe and America The adults have the crown red or rosy The male of the most common species Acanthis linarius has also the breast and rump rosy Called also redpoll linnet See Illust under Linnet...

Solenodon

Either one of two species of singular West Indian insectivores allied to the tenrec One species Solendon paradoxus native of St Domingo is called also agouta the other S Cubanus found in Cuba is called almique...

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