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noun
- a ruminant mammal (Dama dama) belonging to the family Cervidae.
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| fawn |
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noun
- A young deer.
- (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
- (intransitive) To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
- (intransitive) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour.
- (context, intransitive, of a dog) To wag its tail, to show devotion.
adjective
- (colour) Of the fawn color.
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| feline |
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noun
- A cat; member of the cat family Felidae.
adjective
- Of, or pertaining to, the cat.
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| fennec |
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noun
- Small fox, Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) which has distinctive oversized ears.
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| ferret |
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noun
- 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
- To hunt game with ferrets.
- To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.
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| Fisher |
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proper noun (wikipedia, Fisher (surname))
(PersonalName?)
- an English occupational surname for a fisherman
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| flying fox |
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noun flying fox
- A small Australasian bat with a fox-like face.
- 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.
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| flying lemur |
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noun
- the colugo
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| flying squirrel |
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noun
- any of 43 species of squirrels from the Pteromyinae subfamily; they cannot fly, but glide from tree to tree.
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| Forester |
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proper noun
- An English topographical surname for someone who lived, or worked in a forest
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| fox |
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noun
- A small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.
- 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).
- A fox terrier.
- A cunning person.
- (slang) An attractive woman.
verb (fox, es)
- (transitive) To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
- (transitive) To confuse or baffle (someone).
- This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me.
- (intransitive) To act slyly or craftily.
- (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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