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 short-tailed shrew short-tailed shrew /ˈʃɔːrtteɪld ʃruː/

noun

  1. North American shrew with tail less than half its body length  ( Blarina brevicauda , short-tailed shrew )
    North American shrew with tail less than half its body length


 Chrysolophus pictus Chrysolophus pictus /kraɪˈsɑːləfəs ˈpɪktəs/

noun

  1. Brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia  ( Chrysolophus pictus , golden pheasant )
    brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia


 genus Allium genus Allium /ˈdʒiːnəs ˈæliəm/

noun

  1. Large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus  ( Allium , genus Allium )
    large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus


 Contras Contras /ˈkɔntrəz/

noun

  1. A Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States  ( Contras )
    a Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States
     The Contras were a significant force in Nicaragua's political history.
    The Contras were a significant force in Nicaragua's political history.