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noun
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An East Indian species of wild cattle (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.
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| gazelle |
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noun (pl=gazelles, pl2=gazelle)
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An antelope of the genus Gazella mostly native to Africa and capable of running at high speeds for long periods.
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| gems |
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noun
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(plural of, gem)
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| gibbon |
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noun
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A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.
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| giraffe |
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noun (pluralgiraffes)
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A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns.
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| glutton |
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noun
- One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
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(figurative) One who gluts himself.
"Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy." -Granville.
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(zoology) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo), of the family Mustelidae, Mustelidí¦, about the size of a large badger. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name; the wolverine. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.
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(obsolete) To glut; to eat voraciously.
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"Gluttoned at last, return at home to pine." -Lovelace.
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"Whereon in Egypt gluttoning they fed." -Drayton.
adjective
- gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.
- "A monastery in former ages makes a hungry ministry in our days." -Fuller.
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| GNU |
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initialism
- A recursive acronym for w:GNU, GNU's Not Unix.
- Name of the w:Free Software Foundation, Free Software Foundation's project to develop a free UNIX-like operating system, including the legal framework, such as the source code and documentation licenses.
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| Goa |
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proper noun- State in western India which has Panaji as its capital.
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| goat |
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Any of various ruminant mammals, of the genus Capra, related to the sheep. A group of goats is refered to as a (term, tribe) or a (term, herd).
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(slang) A lecherous man.
(rfex)
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| goat antelope |
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noun (goat antelope, sg=goat antelope)
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Any of a group of herbivore mammals, the subfamily Caprinae, that includes domestic sheep and goats.
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| golden mole |
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noun
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any of several small, insectivorous burrowing mammals, of the family Chrysochloridae, native to southern Africa
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| gopher |
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noun
- a small burrowing furry rodent
- an Internet protocol for document search/retrieval
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(biblical) an unknown tree; Noah's Ark was built in gopher-wood
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(slang) a junior worker, usually in an office " someone who can be sent to go for things; in this sense it is sometimes spelled gofer
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| goral |
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any of several small ungulate ruminants, of genus Nemorhaedus, native to Asia
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| Gorilla |
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proper noun
- a taxonomic genus, within subfamily Homininae - the gorillas, the largest of the great apes
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| great ape |
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noun
- An ape of the subfamily w:Ponginae, Ponginae, having a mostly hairless face, protrusive lips, hands with complex fingerprints, and flat fingernails. Includes the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan.
- May be extended to include members of the family w:Hominidae, Hominidae, humans as well as gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans.
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| green monkey |
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noun (wikipedia, Chlorocebus)
(pluralgreen monkeys)
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An Old World monkey of the genus Chlorocebus.
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| grivet |
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noun
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An Old World monkey, scientific name Chlorocebus aethiops, with long white tufts of hair along the sides of the face.
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| grizzly |
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noun (grizzlies)
- A grizzly bear.
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Shotgun blast kills charging grizzly!
adjective (grizzlier, grizzliest)
- grey-haired, Grey-haired, greyish.
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| groundhog |
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A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America.
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| guanaco |
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a South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe; closely related to the alpaca, llama, and vicuí~+mn~a - the lamoids
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| guenon |
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The Old World monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus.
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| guinea pig |
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noun (pluralguinea pigs)
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A tailless rodent of the Cavia genus, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.
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(idiom) A person who volunteers for an experiment or to try anything new; an experimental subject (from the use of the rodent in laboratory experiments).
- Would you like to be the for our new product concept?
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