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bale
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noun
  1. evil, Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
  2. suffering, Suffering, woe, torment.
verb (bal, es)
  1. (transitive) To wrap into a bale.
basilisk
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noun Basilisk
  1. a mythical snake-like creature reputed to be so venomous its gaze was deadly
"The deadly look of the basilisk"
  1. a type of lizard (genus Basiliscus)
  2. a type of large brass cannon
batrachian
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noun
  1. A frog or toad.
  • 1976: The warmth of his defence of the toad led me to suspect uneasily that a close search of his quarters would pretty certainly reveal a comfortable vivarium somewhere, bursting with the little batrachians. " Kyril Bonfiglioli, Something Nasty in the Woodshed (Penguin 2001, p. 421)
adjective
  1. Pertaining to a frog or toad.
  • 1939: At this Lena smiled again with that mirthless grin. " Henry Miller, Tropic Of Capricorn
  • 1965: His lips pursed into a smile, and he dug again into the honey. " John Fowles, The Magus
blindworm
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noun
  1. the slowworm
boa
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noun
  1. Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico, and the chevalier boa of Peru.
  2. A type of scarf typically made from feathers.
boa constrictor
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noun
  1. A large tropical American snake, Boa constrictor, that kills its prey by squeezing them
boomslang
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noun (boomslang, pl2=boomslangs)
  1. A highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa. Dispholidus typus
bullfrog
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noun (plural bullfrogs)
  1. Any of various large frogs of genus Rana, that have a deep croak and are native to North America.

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