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| muskrat |
a North American rodent that lives in and near water. Muskrats are about one foot long with brown fur and a long tail. They make burrows in the banks of streams or build reed huts in marshes and ponds. |
| papoose |
a North American Indian baby or young child. |
| phlox |
a North American plant that bears groups of white, purple, or red flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
| poison ivy |
a North American plant with shiny leaves in groups of three and white berries. If it touches the skin, poison ivy can cause an itchy rash. [1/2 definitions] |
| racer |
a kind of slender North American snake. [1/3 definitions] |
| roadrunner |
a fast North American bird that moves about on the ground instead of flying. The roadrunner has a long tail, a crest, and streaked feathers. |
| robin |
a large North American songbird related to the thrush, with an orange-red breast, dark brown head and back, and a bright yellow bill. [1/2 definitions] |
| Saint Nicholas |
in North American folklore, a chubby, jolly, bearded old fellow who wears a red suit, lives at the North Pole, and brings children presents at Christmas, also called Santa Claus. (abbreviated: St. Nicholas) [1/2 definitions] |
| Santa Claus |
in North American folklore, a chubby, jolly, bearded old fellow who wears a red suit, lives at the North Pole, and brings children presents at Christmas; St. Nicholas. |
| Seminole |
a member of a North American Indian people that now live mostly in Florida and Oklahoma. |
| tepee |
a tent shaped like a cone and made with skins or bark. Tepees were used by some North American Indian peoples who lived on the plains. |
| tomahawk |
a light ax with a stone head, once used by some native North American peoples as a weapon or tool. |
| turkey |
a large North American bird with brownish feathers and a bare head with fleshy folds of skin hanging under the jaw. Turkeys are now raised in many parts of the world. [1/3 definitions] |
| United States |
a North American country extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific between Canada and Mexico and including Alaska and Hawaii, also known as "United States of America" (usu. prec. by "the"). |
| whooping crane |
a large North American bird, now rare, with black and white feathers and a loud, whooping call. |
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