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noun (plural: pacas)
- A large rodent, with dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along its sides, native to Central America and South America.
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| pachyderm |
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noun
- (zoology) A member of the obsolete taxonomy, taxonomic group Pachydermata, grouping thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.
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| pademelon |
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noun
- Any of several species which are smaller relatives of the kangaroo and wallaby; the smallest members of the macropod family, Macropodidae.
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| painter |
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noun
- an artist who paints pictures
- a laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means
- (nautical) A rope connected to the bow of a boat, used to attach it to, e.g. a jetty or another boat.
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| panda |
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noun
- A black and white bear-like animal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca from the mountains of China.
- A small raccoon-like animal, Ailurus fulgens of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail.
- (UK) (colloquial) A police car.
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| pangolin |
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noun
- The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia
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| panther |
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noun
- Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of India.
- Any big cat of the genus Panthera.
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| peccary |
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noun (peccar, ies)
- A family (Tayassuidae) of mammals from the Americas related to pigs and hippos
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| piggy |
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noun (plural piggies)
- (hypocoristic) A pig (the animal).
- This little went to market.
- (context, mildly, derogatory) A pig, a greedy person.
- Can't you finish your dinner? You've been a , haven't you?
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| Piglet |
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proper noun
- A fictional character in w:A. A. Milne, A. A. Milne's book w:Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh and the w:Disney, Disney film of the same name.
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| pigling |
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noun (plural piglings)
- A young pig; a piglet.
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| pinniped |
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noun
- Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the former suborder Pinnipedia , such as walruses, sea lions or seals.
adjective
- Pertaining to such a mammal.
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| polar bear |
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noun
- (context, zoology) A very large bear found in the Arctic Circle, white in appearance and very furry.
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| polecat |
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noun - a weasel like animal of the genus Mustela, notably Mustela putorius.
- (US regional): a skunk
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| pony |
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noun (pon, ies)
- Any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands.
- A cheat sheet used in Latin classes, often tolerated, sometimes not.
- A small serving of an alcoholic beverage.
- A measure of one ounce of liquor.
- (Australian English) A serving of 140 milliliters of beer.
- (context, UK, slang) Twenty-five pounds sterling.
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| porcine |
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adjective
- Of, or pertaining to, the pig.
- Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig.
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| porcupine |
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noun
- A large rodent with long quills that stand straight up when it is attacked or surprised.
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| porpoise |
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noun
- A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to whales and dolphins.
- (context, North America, imprecisely) Any small dolphin.
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| possum |
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noun
- Any of marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.
- (colloquial) Popular form for the opossums, the marsupials of the family Didelphidae of the Americas
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| potto |
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noun
- A small primate, of the subfamily Perodictictinae, from the tropical rainforests of Africa.
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| prairie dog |
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noun - A small, stout-bodied burrowing rodent with shallow cheek pouches, native to North America and Central America.
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| primate |
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noun
- (ecclesiastical) In the Western Church, an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop of a province.
- A mammal of the order Primates, including lemurs, monkeys, apes and humans.
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| pronghorn |
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noun
- A North American mammal, Antilocapra americana, resembling an antelope, also called pronghorn antelope.
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| puma |
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noun
- The mountain lion.
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