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rattlesnake plantain
rattlesnake plantain /ˈrætəlsneɪk ˈplænteɪn/
noun
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Any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme
(
helleborine
, rattlesnake plantain
)
any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme
thresher shark
thresher shark /ˈθrɛʃər ʃɑːrk/
noun
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Large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
(
Alopius vulpinus
, fox shark
, thrasher
, thresher
, thresher shark
)
large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
lumbago
lumbago /ləmˈbeɪˌgoʊ/
noun
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Backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc
(
lumbago
, lumbar pain
)
backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc
predictor
predictor /prɪˈdɪktɝ/
noun
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A computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival
(
predictor
)
a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival
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Information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
(
predictor
)
information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
The weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance
the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance
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Someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
(
forecaster
, predictor
, prognosticator
, soothsayer
)
someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
