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 |
Battle of the Marne Belleau Wood Chateau-Thierry Marne River | a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in |
Granicus Battle of Granicus River | the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians ( BC) |
Metaurus River | a battle during the second Punic War ( BC), Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal was defeated by the Romans which ended Hannibal's hopes for success in Italy |
Meuse Meuse River Argonne Argonne Forest Meuse-Argonne Meuse-Argonne operation | an American operation in World War I (), American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November |
Somme Somme River Battle of the Somme | battle in World War I () |
Somme Somme River Battle of the Somme | battle of World War II () |
Yalu River | a battle in the Korean War (November ), when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River , Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back |
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 |
white-throated sparrow whitethroat Zonotrichia albicollis | common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown |
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 |
cooter river cooter Pseudemys concinna | large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico |
river limpet freshwater limpet Ancylus fluviatilis | minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants |
longlawed prawn river prawn Palaemon australis | large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers |
white stork Ciconia ciconia | the common stork of Europe, white with black wing feathers and a red bill |
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 |
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 |
white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | large American pelican, white with black wing feathers |
Old world white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus | similar to American white pelican |
river dolphin | any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia |
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 |
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 |
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 |
hippopotamus hippo river horse Hippopotamus amphibius | massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa |
Dall sheep Dall's sheep white sheep Ovis montana dalli | large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska |
Virginia deer white tail whitetail white-tailed deer whitetail deer Odocoileus Virginianus | common North American deer, tail has a white underside |
river otter Lutra canadensis | sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America |
white elephant | albinic Indian elephant, rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia |
river shad Alosa chrysocloris | shad that spawns in streams of the Mississippi drainage, very similar to Alosa sapidissima |
Australian arowana Dawson River salmon saratoga spotted barramundi spotted bonytongue Scleropages leichardti | a species of large fish found in Australian rivers |
barramundi giant perch giant seaperch Asian seabass white seabass Lates calcarifer | a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities, lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats |