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fallow deer
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noun
  1. a ruminant mammal (Dama dama) belonging to the family Cervidae.
fawn
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noun
  1. A young deer.
  2. (colour) A pale brown color tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
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    (rfc, this color does not really match the description and photograph on Wikipedia)
verb
  1. (intransitive) To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
  2. (intransitive) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour.
  3. (context, intransitive, of a dog) To wag its tail, to show devotion.
adjective
  1. (colour) Of the fawn color.
feline
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noun
  1. A cat; member of the cat family Felidae.
adjective
  1. Of, or pertaining to, the cat.
fennec
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noun
  1. Small fox, Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) which has distinctive oversized ears.
ferret
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noun
  1. A mammal, Mustela putorius furo, rather like a weasel, but which was originally bred from the polecat and often trained to hunt rats or rabbits in England.
verb
  1. To hunt game with ferrets.
  2. To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.
Fisher
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proper noun (wikipedia, Fisher (surname))
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  1. an English occupational surname for a fisherman
flying fox
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noun flying fox
  1. A small Australasian bat with a fox-like face.
  2. A device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley, and running along a length of cable, used for transporting across ravines etc.
Aslo known as a w:zip-line, zip-line.
flying lemur
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noun
  1. the colugo
flying squirrel
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noun
  1. any of 43 species of squirrels from the Pteromyinae subfamily; they cannot fly, but glide from tree to tree.
Forester
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proper noun
  1. An English topographical surname for someone who lived, or worked in a forest
fox
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noun
  1. A small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.
  2. Any of numerous species of small wild canids similar to the red fox, this term describing members of at least five genera (see the w:Fox, Wikipedia article on the fox).
  3. A fox terrier.
  4. A cunning person.
  5. (slang) An attractive woman.
verb (fox, es)
  1. (transitive) To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
  2. (transitive) To confuse or baffle (someone).
This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me.
  1. (intransitive) To act slyly or craftily.
  2. (intransitive). To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity.
The pages of the book show distinct foxing.
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