VANJAS

Van"jas, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The Australian pied crow shrike (Strepera graculina). It is glossy bluish black, with the under tail coverts and the tips and bases of the tail feathers white.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ALEWIFE

(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus


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