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 Nycticorax nycticorax Nycticorax nycticorax /nɪkˈtɪkəræks nɪkˈtɪkəræks/

noun

  1. Night heron of both Old and New Worlds  ( black-crowned night heron , Nycticorax nycticorax )
    night heron of both Old and New Worlds


 scissortail scissortail /ˈsɪzɚˌteɪl/

noun

  1. Grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings  ( Muscivora-forficata , scissortail , scissortailed flycatcher )
    grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings


 helmetflower helmetflower /ˈhɛlmɪtˌflaʊər/

noun

  1. A poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite  ( Aconitum napellus , helmet flower , helmetflower , monkshood )
    a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
  2. Any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process  ( helmet orchid , helmetflower )
    any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
  3. A herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised  ( helmetflower , skullcap )
    a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised


 Avicenna Avicenna /ˌævɪˈsɛnə/

noun

  1. Persian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)  ( Abu Ali al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn Sina , Avicenna , ibn-Sina )
    Persian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)


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