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ounce |
Noun
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a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound |
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orange bat |
Noun
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a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur |
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orange horseshoe bat |
Noun
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a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur |
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order mantophasmatodea |
Noun
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an order of insect identified in 2002 in a 45 million year old piece of amber from the Baltic region |
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oil beetle |
Noun
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any of various beetles that exude an oily substance from the leg joints that deters enemies |
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optic cup |
Noun
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(embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina |
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oxtail |
Noun
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the skinned tail of cattle |
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orthopterous insect |
Noun
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any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts |
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orthopteron |
Noun
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any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts |
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orthopteran |
Noun
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any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts |
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oriental cockroach |
Noun
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dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution |
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oriental roach |
Noun
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dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution |
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orange tortrix |
Noun
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California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges |
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onion thrips |
Noun
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injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco |
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onion louse |
Noun
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injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco |
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odonate |
Noun
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large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings |
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owlet moth |
Noun
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usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth |
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odd-toed ungulate |
Noun
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placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot |
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onager |
Noun
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Asiatic wild ass |
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onager |
Noun
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an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges |
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omasum |
Noun
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the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant |
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ox |
Noun
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any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos |
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ox |
Noun
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an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos |
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oxen |
Noun
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domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age |
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oryx |
Noun
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large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns |
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otter |
Noun
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freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur |
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otter |
Noun
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the fur of an otter |
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okapi |
Noun
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similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs |
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orangutan |
Noun
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large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits |
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orang |
Noun
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large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits |
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orangutang |
Noun
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large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits |
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opah |
Noun
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large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean |
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oarfish |
Noun
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thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin |
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oyster fish |
Noun
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a variety of toadfish |
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oyster-fish |
Noun
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a variety of toadfish |
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oysterfish |
Noun
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a variety of toadfish |
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ocean pout |
Noun
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common along northeastern coast of North America |
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ocean perch |
Noun
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large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe |
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ocean perch |
Noun
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North Atlantic rockfish |
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oilfish |
Noun
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very large deep-water snake mackerel |
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oldwench |
Noun
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tropical Atlantic fish |
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ocean sunfish |
Noun
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among the largest bony fish |
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ordnance |
Noun
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large but transportable armament |
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ordnance |
Noun
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military supplies |
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outdoor stage |
Noun
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a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air |
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opera glasses |
Noun
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an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes |
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orthodontic braces |
Noun
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an appliance that corrects dental irregularities |
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omnibus |
Adjective
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providing for many things at once |
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omnibus |
Noun
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a vehicle carrying many passengers |
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omnibus |
Noun
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an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author |