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rainbird
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noun
  1. (South Africa) Any of the coucal species Centropus supercilliosus, C. cupreicadus or C. senegalensis.
raptor
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noun
  1. A bird of prey.
rasorial
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adjective
  1. In the habit of scratching the ground for food, as domestic foul or other gallinaceous birds.
Raven
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proper noun
  1. (given name, female) for a girl with raven hair used since the 1970s.
redeye
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adjective
  1. (alternative spelling of, red-eye)
redhead
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noun (plural redheads)
  1. A person with red hair.
  2. A North-American duck.
redpoll
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noun (plural redpolls)
  1. Any of various finches in the genus Carduelis, which have characteristic red markings on their heads.
redshank
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noun (plural redshanks)
  1. Either of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that have long red legs.
redstart
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noun (plural redstarts)
  1. Any of various insectivorous ground feeding birds, mainly of the genus Phoenicurus. Many of the species have a red tail.
redwing
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noun
  1. A small thrush, Turdus iliacus, native to Eurasia. It has a white eye stripe and the feathers under its wings are red.
remex
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noun (plural remiges)
  1. a quill
  2. the flight feather of a bird
Rhea
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proper noun
  1. (greekmyth): A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.
  2. (astronomy): One of the moons of Saturn.
rictus
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noun (rictus, es)
  1. A bird's gaping mouth
  2. Any open-mouthed expression
his face was a of sheer delight
ringdove
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noun
  1. the wood pigeon
roadrunner
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noun
  1. Either of two species of bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family, native to North and Central America. They are fast runners.
Robin
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proper noun
  1. (given name, male).
  2. (given name, female), also associated with the bird robin.
  3. A fictional comic book superhero, the sidekick of Batman.
rock dove
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noun
  1. A term used of the pigeon species Columba livia. Currently, term rock pigeon is preferred.
rocket
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noun
  1. a rocket engine
  2. (military) non-guided missile
  3. vehicle propelled by an engine which makes use of w:Newton's laws of motion, Newton's Third Law of Motion by expelling burned fuel as exhaust at a high rate
  4. a projectile firework
  5. (slang) An ace (the playing card)
verb
  1. To accelerate swiftly and powerfully
  2. To fly vertically
  3. To rise or soar rapidly
  4. To carry something in a rocket
  5. To attack something with rockets
roller
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noun (wikipedia, roller, roller (bird))
  1. anything that rolls
  2. any rotate, rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure
  3. (cricket) a heavy rolling device used to flatten the surface of the pitch
  4. a large, wide, curling wave that falls back on itself as it breaks on a coast
  5. a cylindrical tool for applying paint or ink
  6. an agricultural machine used for flattening land and breaking up lumps of earth
  7. a tumble, tumbling pigeon
  8. any of various aggressive birds, of the family Coraciidae, having bright blue wings and hooked beaks
  9. (also written Roller) a car made by Rolls-Royce
  10. the police (old blues slang)
  11. a padded surcingle that is used on horses for training and vaulting
rook
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noun
  1. (rare) A castle or other fortification.
  2. (chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
  3. A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
  4. An Amish card game.
  5. A swindler; someone who betrays.
verb
  1. (transitive) To cheat or swindle.
rookery
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noun (rooker, ies)
  1. a breeding or nesting place for birds
roost
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noun
  1. The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
verb
  1. (context, of birds) sleep.
  2. to come back home
rooster
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noun (plural: roosters)
  1. A male of domestic fowl.
ruff
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noun
  1. A male of the species Philomachus pugnax; a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia. The female is a Reeve.
  2. Any of several freshwater fish, of the genus Acerina, similar to perch
  3. A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted neckware in Elizabethan and Jacobean England
  4. A card game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it ruff and honours
ruffed grouse
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noun
  1. An American game bird, Bonasa umbellus; the male makes drumming sounds with its wings
ruffle
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noun
  1. Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
    ''She loved the dress with the lace at the hem.
verb (ruffl, ing)
  1. (transitive) To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.
    Ruffle the end of the cuff.
  2. (transitive) To disturb ; especially, to cause to flutter.
    The wind ruffled the papers.
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