African (a.) Of or pertaining to Africa. |
African (n.) A native of Africa |
Crop-tailed (a.) Having the tail cropped. |
Daggle-tailed (a.) Having the lower ends of garments defiled by trailing in mire or filth |
Dag-tailed (a.) Daggle-tailed |
Draggle-tailed (a.) Untidy |
Fan-tailed (a.) Having an expanded, or fan-shaped, tail |
Fork-tailed (a.) Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones |
Hawk (n.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk. |
Hawk (v. i.) To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey |
Hawk (v. i.) To make an attack while on the wing |
Hawk (v. i.) To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances. |
Hawk (v. t.) To raise by hawking, as phlegm. |
Hawk (n.) An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise. |
Hawk (v. t.) To offer for sale by outcry in the street |
Hawk (n.) A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar. |
Hawk-eyed (a.) Having a keen eye |
Hawk moth () Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larvae are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm. |
Hover-hawk (n.) The kestrel. |
Long (superl.) Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length |
Long (superl.) Drawn out or extended in time |
Long (superl.) Slow in passing |
Long (superl.) Occurring or coming after an extended interval |
Long (superl.) Extended to any specified measure |
Long (superl.) Far-reaching |
Long (superl.) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance |
Long (n.) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve. |
Long (n.) A long sound, syllable, or vowel. |
Long (n.) The longest dimension |
Long (adv.) To a great extent in apace |
Long (adv.) To a great extent in time |
Long (adv.) At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior |
Long (adv.) Through the whole extent or duration. |
Long (adv.) Through an extent of time, more or less |
Long (prep.) By means of |
Long (a.) To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving |
Long (a.) To belong |
Long-armed (a.) Having long arms |
Long-breathed (a.) Having the power of retaining the breath for a long time |
Long-drawn (a.) Extended to a great length. |
Long-horned (a.) Having a long horn or horns |
Long-lived (a.) Having a long life |
Long primer () A kind of type, in size between small pica and bourgeois. |
Long-sight (n.) Long-sightedness. |
Long-sighted (a.) Able to see objects at a great distance |
Long-sighted (a.) Able to see objects distinctly at a distance, but not close at hand |
Long-sightedness (n.) The state or condition of being long-sighted |
Long-sightedness (n.) See Hypermetropia. |
Long-stop (n.) One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper. |
Long-sufferance (n.) Forbearance to punish or resent. |
long haul | a journey over a long distance, it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles |
long fly | a gymnastic exercise involving a long leap from a vaulting horse |
broad jump long jump | the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start |
whist long whist short whist | a card game for four players who form two partnerships, a pack of cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six |
long shot | a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards |
long division | the operation of division in which the sequence of steps are indicated in detail |
green-tailed towhee Chlorura chlorura | towhee of the Rocky Mountains |
long-billed marsh wren Cistothorus palustris | American wren that inhabits tall reed beds |
hawk | diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail |
sparrow hawk Accipiter nisus | small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa |
Cooper's hawk blue darter Accipiter cooperii | bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight |
chicken hawk hen hawk | nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry |
redtail red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis | dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail |
rough-legged hawk roughleg Buteo lagopus | large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers |
red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus | North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders |
swallow-tailed kite swallow-tailed hawk Elanoides forficatus | graceful North American black-and-white kite |
white-tailed kite Elanus leucurus | grey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions |
marsh hawk northern harrier hen harrier Circus cyaneus | common harrier of North America and Europe, nests in marshes and open land |
sparrow hawk American kestrel kestrel Falco sparverius | small North American falcon |
pigeon hawk merlin Falco columbarius | small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail, used in falconry |
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 |
osprey fish hawk fish eagle sea eagle Pandion haliaetus | large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years |
hawk owl Surnia ulula | grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere |
long-eared owl Asio otus | slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts |
tailed frog bell toad ribbed toad tailed toad Ascaphus trui | western North American frog with a taillike copulatory organ |
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 |
zebra-tailed lizard gridiron-tailed lizard Callisaurus draconoides | swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs, of deserts of United States and Mexico |
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 |
sharp-tailed grouse sprigtail sprig tail Pedioecetes phasianellus | large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America |
band-tailed pigeon band-tail pigeon bandtail Columba fasciata | wild pigeon of western North America, often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon |
pin-tailed sandgrouse pin-tailed grouse Pterocles alchata | sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers |
African grey African gray Psittacus erithacus | commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face, native to equatorial Africa |
nighthawk bullbat mosquito hawk | mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker |
pintail pin-tailed duck Anas acuta | long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers |
nail-tailed wallaby nail-tailed kangaroo | small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail |
brush-tailed phalanger Trichosurus vulpecula | bushy-tailed phalanger |
brewer's mole hair-tailed mole Parascalops breweri | mole of eastern North America |
short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda | North American shrew with tail less than half its body length |
soft-shell clam steamer steamer clam long-neck clam Mya arenaria | an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe |
stilt stiltbird longlegs long-legs stilt plover Himantopus stilt | long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons |
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 |
slender-tailed meerkat Suricata suricatta | a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail |
long-eared bat | any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears |
freetail free-tailed bat freetailed bat | small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail, common in warm regions |
long-horned beetle longicorn longicorn beetle | long-bodied beetle having very long antennae |
long-horned grasshopper tettigoniid | grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male |
dragonfly darning needle devil's darning needle sewing needle snake feeder snake doctor mosquito hawk skeeter hawk | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest, adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. |