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Jird

Any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus Meriones and rodents of certain species in the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and sometimes Pachyuromys.

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    Any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus Meriones and rodents of certain species in the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and sometimes Pachyuromys.

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jerynounAny of several species of bird, endemic to Madagascar, in the genera Neomixis and Hartertula.
jarbirdnoun(obsolete, UK, dialect) A bird of family Sittidae; a nuthatch.
mousebirdnounAny of a group of arboreal birds of the family Coliidae within the order Coliiformes, confined to sub-Saharan Africa, which build cup-shaped nests of twigs.
jiggernoun(US) A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce (approx. 30 ml).
ricebirdnounA Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora).
arvicolinenounAny rodent of the subfamily Arvicolinae
harvest mousenounA New World mouse of the genus Reithrodontomys.
ground rollernounAny of the Brachypteraciidae, a small family of non-migratory near-passerine birds restricted to Madagascar, and related to the kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers.
harriernounAny of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.
mino birdnoun(archaic) A myna.
merulidnoun(zoology) Any bird in the family Merulidae, an old name for the Turdidae; a thrush.
grassbirdnounAny of various warblers, many formerly in genus Megalurus.
mesitenounAny of three species of bird in the family Mesitornithidae within the order Mesitornithiformes, endemic to Madagascar.
mackerel birdnoun(Guernsey) The Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla).
reedbirdnounThe bobolink.
miridnoun(entomology) Any insect of the family Miridae, a plant bug.
berryeaternounAny of the tropical birds in the genus Carpornis, found in South America.
marshbirdnounAny of the tropical birds in the genus Pseudoleistes, found in South America.
girdlernoun(historical) A person who made girdles.
pachyrhynchidnounAny weevil of the genus Pachyrhynchus

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