| marsh wren | a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes |
long-billed marsh wren
Cistothorus palustris | American wren that inhabits tall reed beds |
sedge wren short-billed marsh wren
Cistothorus platensis | small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows |
| harrier | hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals |
marsh harrier
Circus Aeruginosus | Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions |
Montagu's harrier
Circus pygargus | brownish European harrier |
marsh hawk
northern harrier
hen harrier
Circus cyaneus | common harrier of North America and Europe, nests in marshes and open land |
harrier eagle
short-toed eagle | any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles |
African clawed frog
Xenopus laevis | a tongueless frog native to Africa, established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals |
African chameleon
Chamaeleo chamaeleon | a chameleon found in Africa |
African monitor
Varanus niloticus | destroys crocodile eggs |
African crocodile
Nile crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus | a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa |
African coral snake
Aspidelaps lubricus | small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange |
African grey
African gray
Psittacus erithacus | commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face, native to equatorial Africa |
gallinule
marsh hen water hen swamphen | any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens |
American coot
marsh hen mud hen
water hen Fulica americana | a coot found in North America |
| harrier | a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller, used to hunt rabbits |
African hunting dog
hyena dog
Cape hunting dog
Lycaon pictus | a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs, now rare in settled area |
marsh hare
swamp rabbit Sylvilagus palustris | a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida |
African wild ass
Equus asinus | a wild ass of Africa |
green monkey
African green monkey
Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus | common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail |
African elephant
Loxodonta africana | an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks |
kat
khat
qat
quat
cat Arabian tea
African tea | the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea, has the effect of a euphoric stimulant, in Yemen kat is used daily by % of adults |
swamp buggy
marsh buggy | an amphibious vehicle typically having four-wheel drive and a raised body |
African American Vernacular English
AAVE
African American English
Black English
Black English Vernacular
Black Vernacular
Black Vernacular English
Ebonics | a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States |
Afrikaans
Taal
South African Dutch | an official language of the Republic of South Africa, closely related to Dutch and Flemish |
| West African | a group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of West Africa |
black music
African-American music | music created by African-American musicians, early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses |
African country
African nation | any one of the countries occupying the African continent |
Central African Republic
Central Africa | a landlocked country in central Africa, formerly under French control, became independent in |
marsh
marshland
fen
fenland | low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation, usually is a transition zone between land and water, thousands of acres of marshland, the fens of eastern England |
| salt marsh | low-lying wet land that is frequently flooded with saltwater |
| African | a native or inhabitant of Africa |
| Black African | an African who is Black |
African-American
African American
Afro-American
Black American | an American whose ancestors were born in Africa |
| South African | a native or inhabitant of South Africa |
harasser
harrier | a persistent attacker, the harassers were not members of the regular army |
Marsh
Ngaio Marsh | New Zealand writer of detective stories (-) |
| Marsh Reginald Marsh | United States painter (-) |
east African cedar
Juniperus procera | tropical African timber tree with fragrant wood |
cape yellowwood
African yellowwood
Podocarpus elongatus | South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown |
South-African yellowwood
Podocarpus latifolius | erect or shrubby tree of Africa having ridged dark grey bark and rigid glossy medium to long leaves |
marsh marigold
kingcup meadow bright
May blob
cowslip water dragon Caltha palustris | swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups |
blue jasmine
blue jessamine
curly clematis
marsh clematis
Clematis crispa | climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers |
marsh cress
yellow watercress
Rorippa islandica | annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb, troublesome weed in some localities |
| African daisy | any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers |
blue-eyed African daisy
Arctotis stoechadifolia
Arctotis venusta | bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers, in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color |
| annual salt-marsh aster | a variety of aster |
| perennial salt marsh aster | a variety of aster |
Joe-Pye weed purple boneset
trumpet weed
marsh milkweed
Eupatorium purpureum | North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple |