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| album |
a musical recording that is made up of a few or several pieces of music. [1/2 definitions] |
| bird |
an animal with two wings, two feet, and a body covered with feathers. Most birds can fly. Birds are warm-blooded animals with skeletons inside their bodies. Birds lay eggs with hard shells. Robins, eagles, chickens, and ostriches are a few of the many kinds of birds. |
| concise |
saying much in a few words; short and to the point. |
| couple |
a few. [1/4 definitions] |
| dolphin |
a mammal that lives in the water. Dolphins look like large fish but they breathe air. They have teeth and a snout that looks like a beak. Most kinds of dolphins live in the ocean. A few kinds live in large rivers in Asia and South America. Dolphins are closely related to porpoises and other toothed whales. |
| kangaroo |
a mammal with long pointed ears, short front legs, and big, powerful back legs. Kangaroos use their large tails for balance when hopping. Kangaroos are marsupials that live in Australia and New Guinea. The females have a pouch in their belly, where they carry their baby for a few months after it is born. Some kinds of kangaroos are as small as rabbits; other kinds are as large as grown humans. |
| mayfly |
a delicate insect with two pairs of wings. The mayfly larva may live for several years in a stream, lake, or river. Once it turns into an adult, it lives for only a few hours. [1/2 definitions] |
| number |
a quantity that is equal to at least a few and perhaps more. [1/11 definitions] |
| orangutan |
a large ape that lives in the rain forests of a few south Asian islands. Orangutans have long, red-brown fur and long arms. They spend most of their time in trees. They are a kind of primate. Orangutans are endangered. |
| personal computer |
a small computer used by one person or a few people; microcomputer. |
| scuffle |
a brief, confused fight among a few people. [1/2 definitions] |
| seal2 |
a mammal that spends most of its life in the ocean. Seals are a kind of pinniped, or mammal with flippers instead of feet. Various kinds of seals live in both warm and cold parts of the world's oceans. A few kinds live in fresh water. Seals are carnivores that eat fish and sea birds. They are closely related to sea lions and walruses. |
| secret |
something known to only a few people. [1/5 definitions] |
| several |
being an amount that is more than "a few" but less than "many." [1/2 definitions] |
| shrimp |
a small animal with a hard, jointed shell and five pairs of legs. Most kinds of shrimp live in the ocean, but a few kinds live in fresh water. Shrimp are crustaceans and are closely related to crabs and lobsters. Many kinds of shrimp can be eaten. [1/3 definitions] |
| step |
to move by taking one or a few steps. [1/8 definitions] |
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