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  • 81reproductive behaviour — In animals, any activity directed toward perpetuation of a species. Sexual reproduction, the most common mode, occurs when a female s egg is fertilized by a male s sperm. The resulting unique combination of genes produces genetic variety that… …

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  • 82salmoniform — ▪ fish Introduction       any member of the order Salmoniformes, a diverse and complex group of fishes. The order consists of about 1,000 species in the freshwaters and in the oceans of the world. Included are the familiar trout, salmon, and pike …

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  • 83Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo — Conservation status Least Concern ( …

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  • 84gouape — [ gwap ] n. f. • 1835; provenç. mod. gouapo « gueux », arg. esp. guapo « brigand » ♦ Fam. ⇒ 2. frappe, vaurien, voyou. Ce type est une petite gouape. ● gouape nom féminin (espagnol guapo) Populaire. Voyou, vaurien, frappe. ● gouape (synonymes) …

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  • 85gaze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stare, ogle, pore. See vision. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stare, eye, contemplate, gape; see look 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. stare, peer, ogle, eye, *eyeball, look, scrutinize, inspect, watch …

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  • 86ogle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. leer at, stare at, make eyes at. See attention. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. gaze, gape, stare, leer; see look 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. stare, leer, goggle, gawk, gaze, *stare bug eyed,… …

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  • 87wonder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Surprise or admiration or its cause Nouns 1. wonder, wonderment, marvel, miracle, miraculousness, astonishment, amazement, bewilderment; amazedness, admiration, awe; stupor, stupefaction; fascination;… …

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  • 88gawk — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stare, ogle, gape, rubberneck*; see look 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. gape, stare in astonishment, stare saucer eyed, ogle, look goggle eyed, *rubber neck. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A large, ungainly, and… …

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  • 89gapa — pot. Na gapę «bez biletu»: Do domu musiałem wracać na gapę. Byłem spłukany do cna. CKM 5/2000. (...) na żaglowcu wiozącym europejskich emigrantów do USA znaleziony zostaje chłopak – pasażer na gapę. CKM 5/2000 …

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  • 90abash — (v.) perplex, embarrass, early 15c., earlier lose one s composure, be upset (late 14c.), from O.Fr. esbaiss , present stem of esbaer gape with astonishment, from es out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + ba(y)er to be open, gape, from L. *batare to yawn, gape …

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