ANO

A"ni or A"no, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A black bird of tropical America, the West Indies and Florida (Crotophaga ani), allied to the cuckoos, and remarkable for communistic nesting.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 June 2023

CRAB

(noun) decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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