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lorisnounAny of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae, found in India and southeast Asia.
pangolinnounAny of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.
quollnounAny of the various carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus found in Australia and New Guinea, roughly the size of a cat.
slow lorisnounAny of several species of strepsirrhine primates which make up the genus Nycticebus, with a round head, narrow snout, large eyes, and a toxic bite.
colobusnoun(zoology) Any of several African monkeys of the genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus.
guenonnounA member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests.
slender lorisnounAny of the genus Loris of lorises native to India and Sri Lanka.
insectivoresnounInsect-eating animal or plant.
muntjacnounAny of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.
bushbucknounEither of two species of antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus or Tragelaphus sylvaticus, considered by some sources to be the single species Tragelaphus scriptus) found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
binturongnounA large species of civet, Arctictis binturong, of southern Asia.
pongo pygmaeusnounlarge long-armed ape of borneo and sumatra having arboreal habits
guanacosnounA South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae.
orangsnoun(informal) Clipping of orangutan. [An arboreal ape, characterised by their shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, which comprise the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra.]
skinknounA lizard of the family Scincidae, having small or reduced limbs or none at all and long tails that are regenerated when shed; a sandfish.
pademelonsnounAny wallaby of the genus Thylogale of small macropods.
rheasnounA large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South America.
wekanoun(New Zealand) The Lord Howe woodhen or woodhen, a flightless bird of New Zealand.
coatisnounAny of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the range from the southern United States to northern Argentina.
greenshanknounA wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.

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