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  1. squirrel
    a kind of tree-dwelling rodent with a long bushy tail
  2. dog
    a canine domesticated by man since prehistoric times
  3. cat
    feline mammal usually having thick soft fur
  4. duck
    a small bird that swims and lives near water
  5. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws
  6. rabbit
    any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
  7. chicken
    a domestic bird bred for meat or eggs
  8. road runner
    someone who participates in long-distance races
  9. coyote
    small wolf native to western North America
  10. cootie
    a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
  11. armadillo
    a burrowing mammal whose body is covered with strong plates
  12. bear
    be pregnant with
  13. bird
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate with feathers and wings
  14. grasshopper
    terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
  15. butterfly
    an insect typically having a slender body and colorful wings
  16. zebra
    a black-and-white striped animal related to a horse
  17. elephant
    a very large, plant-eating, gray animal with a trunk and floppy ears
  18. fox
    alert omnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
  19. hippo
    a large plant-eating animal often found near African rivers
  20. jackal
    Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog
  21. insect
    a small creature with six legs, a hard body, and two antennae
  22. iguana
    large tropical American arboreal lizard with a spiny crest
  23. kangaroo
    a leaping marsupial with powerful hind legs and a thick tail
  24. llama
    a cud-chewing, South American animal related to the camel
  25. lion
    large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
  26. yak
    large, long-haired ox of Tibet
  27. monkey
    any of various long-tailed primates
  28. narwhal
    an Arctic cetacean, the male of which has a long ivory tusk
  29. otter
    freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
  30. penguin
    a flightless seabird often found in cold regions
  31. quail
    a small game bird
  32. tiger
    large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
  33. urchin
    a poor and often mischievous city child
  34. vulture
    a large diurnal bird of prey feeding chiefly on carrion
  35. whale
    largest mammal with a streamlined body and a blowhole
  36. x-ray
    take a photograph with a stream of high-energy photons
  37. 24/7
    uptime is 24 hours a day 7 days a week
Created on Mon Feb 28 13:27:46 EST 2011

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