African (a.) Of or pertaining to Africa. |
African (n.) A native of Africa |
Bull-necked (a.) Having a short and thick neck like that of a bull. |
Cream-white (a.) As white as cream. |
Ewe-necked (a.) Having a neck like a ewe |
Low-necked (a.) Cut low in the neck |
Necked (imp. & p. p.) of Neck |
Necked (a.) Having (such) a neck |
Necked (a.) Cracked |
Raven (n.) A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity. |
Raven (a.) Of the color of the raven |
Raven (n.) Rapine |
Raven (n.) Prey |
Raven (v. t.) To obtain or seize by violence. |
Raven (v. t.) To devour with great eagerness. |
Raven (v. i.) To prey with rapacity |
Raven's-duck (n.) A fine quality of sailcloth. |
Ring-necked (a.) Having a well defined ring of color around the neck. |
Schwann's white substance () The substance of the medullary sheath. |
Scrag-necked (a.) Having a scraggy neck. |
Sea raven () An American cottoid fish (Hemitripterus Americanus) allied to the sculpins, found on the northeren Atlantic coasts. |
Sea raven () The cormorant. |
Snow-white (a.) White as snow |
Stiff-necked (a.) Stubborn |
Water-white (n.) A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst. |
White (superl.) Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined |
White (superl.) Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color |
White (superl.) Having the color of purity |
White (superl.) Gray, as from age |
White (superl.) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like |
White (superl.) Regarded with especial favor |
White (n.) The color of pure snow |
White (n.) Something having the color of snow |
White (n.) Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white |
White (n.) A person with a white skin |
White (n.) A white pigment |
White (n.) Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage. |
White (v. t.) To make white |
White-blaze (n.) See White-face. |
White-ear (n.) The wheatear. |
White-eye (n.) Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the genus Zosterops, as Zosterops palpebrosus of India, and Z. c/rulescens of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of white feathers, whence the name. Called also bush creeper, and white-eyed tit. |
White-face (n.) A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose |
White-foot (n.) A white mark on the foot of a horse, between the fetlock and the coffin. |
White friar () A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite. |
White-fronted (a.) Having a white front |
White-heart (n.) A somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin. |
White-hot (a.) White with heat |
White-limed (a.) Whitewashed or plastered with lime. |
White-livered (a.) Having a pale look |
White-pot (n.) A kind of food made of milk or cream, eggs, sugar, bread, etc., baked in a pot. |
whitelash white backlash | backlash by white racists against black civil rights advances |
white sale | a sale of household linens |
white man's burden | the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects |
great white shark white shark man-eater man-eating shark Carcharodon carcharias | large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas, known to attack humans |
whitetip shark oceanic whitetip shark white-tipped shark Carcharinus longimanus | large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin, worldwide distribution, most dangerous shark |
night raven | any bird that cries at night |
white-throated sparrow whitethroat Zonotrichia albicollis | common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown |
raven Corvus corax | large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail |
white-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis | bluish-grey nuthatch with black head and white breast, of eastern North America |
white-bellied swallow tree swallow Iridoprocne bicolor | bluish-green-and-white North American swallow, nests in tree cavities |
white-tailed kite Elanus leucurus | grey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions |
ern erne grey sea eagle gray sea eagle European sea eagle white-tailed sea eagle Haliatus albicilla | bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail, of Europe and Greenland |
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 |
ringneck snake ring-necked snake ring snake | any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck |
African coral snake Aspidelaps lubricus | small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange |
black-necked cobra spitting cobra Naja nigricollis | aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa, rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness |
ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus | common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring |
African grey African gray Psittacus erithacus | commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face, native to equatorial Africa |
ring-necked parakeet Psittacula krameri | African parakeet |
white stork Ciconia ciconia | the common stork of Europe, white with black wing feathers and a red bill |
policeman bird black-necked stork jabiru Xenorhyncus asiaticus | large mostly white Australian stork |
great white heron Ardea occidentalis | large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys |
great white heron Casmerodius albus | widely distributed Old World white egret |
American egret great white heron Egretta albus | a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America, it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus |
night heron night raven | nocturnal or crepuscular herons |
black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus | stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck |
white-headed stilt Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus | stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck |
red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena | large stocky grebe of circumpolar regions having a dark neck |
black-necked grebe eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis | small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck, found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States |
white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | large American pelican, white with black wing feathers |
Old world white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus | similar to American white pelican |
white whale beluga Delphinapterus leucas | small northern whale that is white when adult |
West Highland white terrier | small white longoated terrier developed in Scotland |
white wolf Arctic wolf Canis lupus tundrarum | wolf of Arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail |
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 |
Arctic fox white fox Alopex lagopus | thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions, brownish in summer and white in winter |
bald-faced hornet white-faced hornet Vespula maculata | North American hornet |
termite white ant | whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood |
white admiral Limenitis camilla | Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings |
banded purple white admiral Limenitis arthemis | North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band |
small white Pieris rapae | small widely distributed form |
large white Pieris brassicae | Old World form of cabbage butterfly |
white-tailed jackrabbit whitetail jackrabbit Lepus townsendi | largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States, brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in winter, tail nearly always all white |
white-footed mouse vesper mouse Peromyscus leucopus | American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts |
African wild ass Equus asinus | a wild ass of Africa |
white rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum Diceros simus | large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns, endangered, sometimes placed in genus Diceros |
white-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari | blackish peccary with whitish cheeks, larger than the collared peccary |