mountain climbing mountaineering | the activity of climbing a mountain |
Kennesaw Mountain | battle of the American Civil War (), Union forces under William Tecumseh Sherman were repulsed by Confederate troops under Joseph Eggleston Johnston |
Rocky Mountain jay Perisoreus canadensis capitalis | a Canada jay with a white head, widely distributed from Montana to Arizona |
pigeon hawk merlin Falco columbarius | small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail, used in falconry |
mountain skink Eumeces callicephalus | frequents oak and pine habitats in rocky mountainous areas of United States southwest and Mexico |
mountain devil spiny lizard Moloch horridus | desert lizard that feeds on ants |
black rat snake blacksnake pilot blacksnake mountain blacksnake Elaphe obsoleta | large harmless shiny black North American snake |
mountain quail mountain partridge Oreortyx picta palmeri | California partridge, slightly larger than the California quail |
pigeon | wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs |
pouter pigeon pouter | one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out |
rock dove rock pigeon Columba livia | pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended |
band-tailed pigeon band-tail pigeon bandtail Columba fasciata | wild pigeon of western North America, often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon |
wood pigeon ringdove cushat Columba palumbus | Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck |
domestic pigeon | domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food |
roller tumbler tumbler pigeon | pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground |
homing pigeon homer | pigeon trained to return home |
carrier pigeon | a homing pigeon used to carry messages |
passenger pigeon Ectopistes migratorius | gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct |
pigeon guillemot Cepphus columba | northern Pacific guillemot |
Greater Swiss Mountain dog | the largest of the four Swiss breeds |
Bernese mountain dog | large powerful long-haired blackoated Swiss dog with deep tan or russet markings on legs and white blaze and feet and chest marking, formerly used for draft |
cougar puma catamount mountain lion painter panther Felis concolor | large American feline resembling a lion |
pale chrysanthemum aphid | important pest of chrysanthemums |
mountain beaver sewellel Aplodontia rufa | bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America, the most primitive living rodent |
mountain paca | rodent of mountains of western South America |
mountain chinchilla mountain viscacha | a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity |
mountain zebra Equus zebra zebra | narrow-striped nearly extinct zebra of southern Africa |
mountain sheep | any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions |
bighorn bighorn sheep cimarron Rocky Mountain bighorn Rocky Mountain sheep Ovis canadensis | wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns |
mountain goat Rocky Mountain goat Oreamnos americanus | sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America |
mountain nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni | shaggy antelope of mountains of Ethiopia |
mountain gorilla Gorilla gorilla beringei | gorilla of Kivu highlands |
Rocky Mountain whitefish Prosopium williamsonii | whitefish of the western United States and Canada |
clay pigeon | target used in skeet or trapshooting |
loft pigeon loft | a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept |
mountain bike all-terrain bike offoader | a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires, originally designed for riding in mountainous country |
mountain tent | a lightweight tent with a floor, flaps close with a zipper |
mountain trail | a trail through mountainous country |
picket pale | a wooden strip forming part of a fence |
stool pigeon | a dummy pigeon used to decoy others |
pale yellow straw wheat | a variable yellow tint, dull yellow, often diluted with white |
cajan pea pigeon pea dahl | small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant |
lingonberry mountain cranberry cowberry lowbush cranberry | tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller |
pale ale | an amber colored ale brewed with pale malts, similar to bitter but drier and lighter |
Rocky Mountain National Park | a national park in Colorado having mountains and lakes and streams and forests |
Vermont Green Mountain State VT | a state in New England |
West Virginia Mountain State WV | a state in east central United States |
Balkans Balkan Mountains Balkan Mountain Range | the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula |
mountain mount | a land mass that projects well above its surroundings, higher than a hill |
mountain peak | the summit of a mountain |