used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading Both species are birds of Africa--the "coral bill" (_Bec corail_) being also a native of the island of Madagascar.
Africana
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From this reading The latter is the _Buphaga Africana_.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
in addition
From this reading Both species are birds of Africa--the "coral bill" (_Bec corail_) being also a native of the island of Madagascar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Buphaga_ is the name given, and so let it stand.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both species are birds of Africa--the "coral bill" (_Bec corail_) being also a native of the island of Madagascar.
beaknounUS /biːk/
beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
Bec
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From this reading Both species are birds of Africa--the "coral bill" (_Bec corail_) being also a native of the island of Madagascar.
beef-eater
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From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Only two species have been yet observed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Both species are birds of Africa--the "coral bill" (_Bec corail_) being also a native of the island of Madagascar.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Both species are birds of Africa--the "coral bill" (_Bec corail_) being also a native of the island of Madagascar.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Both species are birds of Africa--the "coral bill" (_Bec corail_) being also a native of the island of Madagascar.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both species are birds of Africa--the "coral bill" (_Bec corail_) being also a native of the island of Madagascar.
Buphaga
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From this reading _Buphaga_ is the name given, and so let it stand.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
corail
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From this reading Both species are birds of Africa--the "coral bill" (_Bec corail_) being also a native of the island of Madagascar.
coralnounUS /ˈkɔːrəl/
a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading Both species are birds of Africa--the "coral bill" (_Bec corail_) being also a native of the island of Madagascar.
coral-redadjective
of red tinged with coral
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
erythrorhyncha
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From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading _Buphaga_ is the name given, and so let it stand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only two species have been yet observed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Buphaga_ is the name given, and so let it stand.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Both species are birds of Africa--the "coral bill" (_Bec corail_) being also a native of the island of Madagascar.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Buphaga_ is the name given, and so let it stand.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter is the _Buphaga Africana_.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Buphaga_ is the name given, and so let it stand.
MadagascarnounUS /ˌmædəˈɡæskər/
a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
From this reading Both species are birds of Africa--the "coral bill" (_Bec corail_) being also a native of the island of Madagascar.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _Buphaga_ is the name given, and so let it stand.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Both species are birds of Africa--the "coral bill" (_Bec corail_) being also a native of the island of Madagascar.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Only two species have been yet observed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
and nothing more
From this reading Only two species have been yet observed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
red-billed
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From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Buphaga_ is the name given, and so let it stand.
speciesnounUS /ˈspiːʃiz/
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading Only two species have been yet observed.
be standing; be upright
From this reading _Buphaga_ is the name given, and so let it stand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Buphaga_ is the name given, and so let it stand.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Only two species have been yet observed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading One is the _Buphaga erythrorhyncha_, or red-billed beef-eater--so called from the colour of its beak, which is a beautiful coral-red--while the more common species already described has a yellow beak.
but in spite of that
From this reading Only two species have been yet observed.
