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noun (plural lammergeiers)
- A large scavenging bird of the vulture family, that breeds on crags in high mountains in southern Europe, Africa, India and Tibet.
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| lappet |
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noun
- A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
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| lapwing |
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noun
- A bird in the plover family (w:Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus) aka northern lapwing or peewit.
- Any of various medium-sized wading bird, birds belonging to the subfamily w:Vanellinae, Vanellinae of the family w:Charadriidae, Charadriidae.
- A silly man.
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| lark |
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noun
- Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
- various resembling birds, usually groundliving, such as the meadowlark and titlark
- One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks.
verb
- sport, engage in harmless pranking
- frolic, engage in carefree adventure
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| laughing gull |
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noun (plural laughing gulls)
- A common European gull (Xema ridibundus).
- An American gull (Larus atricilla); in summer the head is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer primary, primaries black.
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| limicoline |
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adjective
- shore-dwelling, usually said of certain wading birds, such as snipes and plovers.
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| linnet |
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noun (plural linnets)
- A small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae that derives its scientific name from its fondness for hemp, and its English name from its liking for seeds of flax, from which linen is made.
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| little owl |
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noun
- A small species of European owl, Athene noctua.
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| long-eared owl |
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noun long eared owl
- (Asio otus), a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. Long eared owls are partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of their range.
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| loom |
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noun
- A loon, the bird.
- A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
- That part of an oar which is near the grip or handle and inboard from the rowlock.
verb
- To impend; to threaten or hang over.
- ''The clouds loomed over the mountains.
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| loon |
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noun
- Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet, and a yodeling cry.
- (slang) A crazy or deranged person. (From lunatic. Also see loony.)
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| lorikeet |
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noun
- Any of various small, brightly coloured, parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae.
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| lory |
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noun (lories)
- Any of various small, brightly coloured, parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae.
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| lovebird |
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noun
- Any of several small parrots, from the genus Agapornis, sometimes kept as cage birds, noted for their affection to each other.
- (in plural) an openly affectionate couple
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| lyrebird |
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noun (plural lyrebirds)
- Either of two large ground-dwelling Australian songbirds, of the genus Menura, so named because of the beautiful tail feathers of one species, the Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) which can be erected to look like a lyre;they are most notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment.
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