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Tetard :: Tetard (n.) A gobioid fish (Eleotris gyrinus) of the Southern United States; -- called also sleeper.

Southron :: Southron (n.) An inhabitant of the more southern part of a country; formerly, a name given in Scotland to any Englishman..

Copperhead :: Copperhead (n.) A nickname applied to a person in the Northern States who sympathized with the South during the Civil War.

Colemanite :: Colemanite (n.) A hydrous borate of lime occurring in transparent colorless or white crystals, also massive, in Southern California..

Llanero :: Llanero (n.) One of the inhabitants of the llanos of South America.

Supple-jack :: Supple-jack (n.) A climbing shrub (Berchemia volubilus) of the Southern United States, having a tough and pliable stem..

Heath :: Heath (n.) Also, any species of the genus Erica, of which several are European, and many more are South African, some of great beauty. See Illust. of Heather..

Middlings :: Middlings (n. pl.) In the southern and western parts of the United States, the portion of the hog between the ham and the shoulder; bacon; -- called also middles..

Locust :: Locust (n.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididae, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., (Edipoda, / Pachytylus, migratoria, and Acridium perigrinum, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called grasshoppers. See Grasshopper..

Proteles :: Proteles (n.) A South Africa genus of Carnivora, allied to the hyenas, but smaller and having weaker jaws and teeth. It includes the aard-wolf..

Coaita :: Coaita (n.) The native name of certain South American monkeys of the genus Ateles, esp. A. paniscus. The black-faced coaita is Ateles ater. See Illustration in Appendix..

Capybara :: Capybara (n.) A large South American rodent (Hydrochaerus capybara) Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is related; -- called also cabiai and water hog..

Mollemoke :: Mollemoke (n.) Any one of several species of large pelagic petrels and fulmars, as Fulmarus glacialis, of the North Atlantic, and several species of Aestrelata, of the Southern Ocean. See Fulmar..

Paramo :: Paramo (n.) A high, bleak plateau or district, with stunted trees, and cold, damp atmosphere, as in the Andes, in South America..

Terutero :: Terutero (n.) The South American lapwing (Vanellus Cayennensis). Its wings are furnished with short spurs. Called also Cayenne lapwing.

Southerly :: Southerly (a.) Southern.

Glass-snake :: Glass-snake (n.) A long, footless lizard (Ophiosaurus ventralis), of the Southern United States; -- so called from its fragility, the tail easily breaking into small pieces. It grows to the length of three feet. The name is applied also to similar species found in the Old World..

Dorado :: Dorado (n.) A southern constellation, within which is the south pole of the ecliptic; -- called also sometimes Xiphias, or the Swordfish..

Brocket :: Brocket (n.) A small South American deer, of several species (Coassus superciliaris, C. rufus, and C. auritus)..

Sola :: Sola (n.) A leguminous plant (Aeschynomene aspera) growing in moist places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike stem is used for making hats, swimming-jackets, etc..

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