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1. anhinga, n. View full entry 1769
...Any bird of the genus Anhinga, esp. the American snake-bird, A. anhinga....
2. Animikie, n. View full entry 1873
...A series of rocks of the Canadian Shield of early Proterozoic age, rich in iron ore; the period of time during which these were deposited. Usu. attrib....
3. Arapaima, n. View full entry 1840
...A genus of fishes of the family Osteoglossidæ, remarkable for their size; (with lower-case initial) a fish of this genus....
4. Arracacha, n. View full entry 1823
...A genus of umbelliferous plants, with tuberous roots, found in the north of South America, of which one species (A. esculenta) is a staple article of food with the inhabitants....
5. axolotl, n. View full entry 1786
...A batrachian reptile (Siredon pisciforme, family Proteidæ) found in Mexican lakes, resembling the salamander in appearance, but, like all the Proteidæ, retaining throughout life the gills of its...
6. banak, n. View full entry 1921
...A hardwood tree of the genus Virola grown esp. in central America; also its timber....
7. boiguacu, n. View full entry 1774
...A native Brazilian name of the Boa Constrictor or other large boa....
8. † boyuna, n. View full entry 1625
...A large black South American snake (not identified)....
9. caatinga, n. View full entry 1846
...In Brazil, a forest consisting of thorny shrubs and stunted trees....
10. cagui, n. View full entry 1753
...A name of two Brazilian monkeys of the genus Hapale....
11. calisaya, n. View full entry 1837
...the most valuable sort of Peruvian bark, obtained from Cinchona calisaya....
12. capybara, n. View full entry 1774
...The largest extant rodent quadruped (Hydrochœrus capybara), nearly allied to the Guinea-pig; it lives about the rivers of tropical S. America. Cf. cabiai...
13. carpincho, n. View full entry 1839
...A local name in South America for the capybara....
14. carrancha, n. View full entry 1839
...A South American caracara or carrion-hawk, Polyborus tharus....
15. cawquaw, n. View full entry 1840
...The Urson or Canadian Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum, whose spines are used by the Indians as ornaments....
16. chalchuite, n. View full entry 1843
...A green variety of turquoise from Mexico....
17. cherimoya, n. View full entry 1736
...A small tree (Anona cherimolia), a native of Peru, with sweet-scented greenish flowers....
18. Chickasaw, n. View full entry 1674
...A member of a Muskogean North American Indian people formerly resident in Mississippi and in Alabama, but subsequently in Oklahoma....
19. chocho, n. View full entry 1756
...Name in the British West Indies of a cucurbitaceous plant (Sechium edule), cultivated for its wholesome succulent fruit. ...
20. chum, n.4 View full entry 1908
...The dog salmon, Oncorhynchus keta....
