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 Limosa haemastica Limosa haemastica /laɪˈmoʊsə hiːˈmæstɪkə/

noun

  1. New World godwit  ( Hudsonian godwit , Limosa haemastica )
    New World godwit


 taxi taxi /ˈtæksi/

noun

  1. () A car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money  ( cab , hack [ N. American] , taxicab , taxi )
    a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
      She hailed a taxi to take her to the airport.
    She hailed a taxi to take her to the airport.

verb

  1. () Travel slowly  ( taxi )
    travel slowly
     The plane taxied down the runway
    The plane taxied down the runway
  2. Ride in a taxicab  ( cab , taxi )
    ride in a taxicab


 puritan puritan /ˈpjʊrətən/

noun

  1. A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum  ( prude , puritan )
    a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
  2. Someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures  ( puritan )
    someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
     The puritan community strictly adhered to their religious principles, avoiding any form of luxury or excess.
    The puritan community strictly adhered to their religious principles, avoiding any form of luxury or excess.

 Puritan

  1. A member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship  ( Puritan )
    a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
     The Puritan believed in a simpler form of worship and lived a strict moral code.
    The Puritan believed in a simpler form of worship and lived a strict moral code.


 batrachian batrachian /bəˈtreɪkiən/

adjective

  1. (zoology) relating to frogs and toads  ( anuran , batrachian , salientian )
    (zoology) relating to frogs and toads

noun

  1. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species  ( anuran , batrachian , salientian , frog , toad , toad frog )
    any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
     The frog is an amphibian that has smooth, moist skin and long hind legs for jumping
    The frog is an amphibian that has smooth, moist skin and long hind legs for jumping