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noun
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Any of various parrots of the genera Ara and Anodorhynchus of Central America, Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.
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noun (plural:magpies)
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One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
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A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen.
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(slang) Fan or member of Newcastle United Football Club (soccer).
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| mallard |
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noun
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A common and widespread dabbling duck, Anas platyrhynchos, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.
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| mango |
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noun
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(context, botany) A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.
- The fruit of the mango tree.
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(context, US) A bell pepper.
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| mannikin |
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noun
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any of several Asiatic passerine birds of the genus Mannikin
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| mantle |
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noun
- a piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops
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(figuratively) anything that covers or conceals something else
- the zone of hot gases around a flame; the gauzy incandescent covering of a gas lamp
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(anatomy) the cerebral cortex
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(geology) the layer between the Earth's core and crust
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(zoology) the body wall of a mollusc/mollusk
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An alternative spelling mantel
(wikipedia, mantle (geology))
(wikipedia, mantle (mollusc))
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| marabou |
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noun
- A large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.
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| Martin |
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proper noun
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(given name, male) originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.
- A European surname derived from the given name.
- An English habitational surname for some who lived near a mere.
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| maw |
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(archaic) the stomach, especially of an animal
1667: So Death shall be deceav'd his glut, and with us two / Be forc'd to satisfie his Rav'nous Maw. — Milton, Paradise Lost, Book X
- the upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a ravenous creature.
1818: To save poor lambkins from the eagle's — Keats, Endymion
- any great, insatiable or perilous opening.
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| merganser |
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noun
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Any of various diving ducks of the genus Mergus, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.
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| Merlin |
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proper noun
- A wizard in the Arthurian legend.
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| mew |
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noun
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(obsolete) A gull, seagull.
verb
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(context, of a cat) To meow.
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| mina |
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noun
- The myna bird.
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| miner |
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noun
- a person who works in a mine.
- an operator of mine, mines and other explosives in an army.
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| minivet |
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noun
- A cuckoo shrike of Asiatic origin.
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| mistle thrush |
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noun
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a large Eurasian thrush, Turdus viscivorus
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| moa |
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noun
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Any of various extinct birds of the family Dinornithidae. They were native to New Zealand, very large and unable to fly.
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| mockingbird |
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noun
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A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.
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| moorhen |
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noun (pluralmoorhens)
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Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.
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| mourning dove |
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noun
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A grey-coloured dove, Zenaida macroura, that has a mournful call, native to North America
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| muff |
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noun
- A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.
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(slang) pubic hair, Pubic hair, in most cases referring to that which surrounds female genitalia. Sometimes it refers to the actual vulva.
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(archaic) A piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm. hence, earmuff.
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(context, baseball, slang) An 1800s baseball term meaning an error.
verb
- In American football, to drop or mishandle the ball, especially during a punt or kick-off.
- By extension, to mishandle any situation.
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| mule |
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noun
- A generally sterile hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
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(informal) A stubborn person.
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(slang) A person paid to smuggle drugs.
- A woman's shoe that has no fitting or strap around the heel
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| murre |
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noun
- Any of the seabirds of the genus Uria in the auk family.
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| musket |
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noun (plural:muskets)
- A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been superseded by the rifle.
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Soldier, solider, won't you marry me, with your , fife and drum.
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| mute swan |
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noun
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a white swan, Cygnus olor, found throughout Europe and much of Asia, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip; it is not actually mute, but is not very vocal
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| myall |
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noun
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(obsolete) A stranger (among Australian Aborigines).
- An Aborigine living according to tradition and in a traditional way.
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| myna |
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noun (pluralmynas)
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any of various Asian starlings and oxpeckers of the family Sturnidae
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