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25/02/2025

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THORNBIRD

A small South American bird (Anumbius anumbii) allied to theovenbirds of the genus Furnarius). It builds a very large and complexnest of twigs and thorns in a bush or tree.

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INCIDENT

Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called theprincipal. Incident proposition (Logic), a proposition subordinate toanother, and introduced by who, which, whose, whom, etc.; as, Julius,whose surname was Cæsar, overcame Pompey. I. Watts.

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ATHAMAUNT

Adamant. [Obs.]Written in the table of athamaunt. Chaucer.

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ANNIHILATE

Anhilated. [Archaic] Swift.

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RENARD

A fox; -- so called in fables or familiar tales, and in poetry.[Written also reynard.]

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STULTIFICATION

The act of stultifying, or the state of being stultified.

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INAMOVABLE

Not amovable or removable. [R.] Palgrave.

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ACINUS

One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose orcompound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recessesin the lobules of a racemose gland. Quain.

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TUBULATURE

A tubulure.

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ANATIFA

An animal of the barnacle tribe, of the genus Lepas, having afleshy stem or peduncle; a goose barnacle. See Cirripedia.

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DECIDENCE

A falling off. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

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LATIMER

An interpreter. [Obs.] Coke.