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  • 101Antisemitism in the Soviet Union — Antisemitism Part of Jewish history …

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  • 102swoop — I. v. a. 1. Seize (as a hawk its prey), catch while on the wing. 2. Catch up, pounce upon, seize, clutch. II. v. n. Stoop, descend, come down, bear down. III. n. 1. Clutch, seizure. 2. Stoop, descent …

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  • 103Bat — For other uses, see Bat (disambiguation). Bats Temporal range: 52–0 Ma …

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  • 104coraciiform — [kôr΄ə sī′ə fôrm΄] adj. 〚< ModL Coracii, name of the suborder < Gr korax,RAVEN1 + FORM〛 of or belonging to an order (Coraciiformes) of birds with a strong, sharp bill, fused front toes, and usually bright coloration, as the kingfishers, bee&#8230; …

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  • 105Antbird — Taxobox name = Antbirds image width = 250px image caption = Bicoloured Antbird Gymnopithys leucaspis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Tyranni familia = Thamnophilidae familia authority = Swainson,&#8230; …

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  • 106hawk — I. /hɔk / (say hawk) noun 1. any of numerous diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, especially those smaller than eagles, as the buzzards, kites, harriers, goshawks, etc., generally having squarish wings with rounded ends or splayed&#8230; …

  • 107Hawk — (h[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hawked} (h[add]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hawking}.] 1. To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry. [1913 Webster] A falconer Henry is …

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  • 108Hawked — Hawk Hawk (h[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hawked} (h[add]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hawking}.] 1. To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry. [1913 Webster] A&#8230; …

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  • 109Hawking — Hawk Hawk (h[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hawked} (h[add]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hawking}.] 1. To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry. [1913 Webster] A&#8230; …

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  • 110Wire-crested Thorntail — Conservation status Least Concern&#160;(IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification …

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