birds
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"On average, morphologically based species of fishes, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and other vertebrate groups all seemed to be hiding around two cryptic species."
From Science Daily
Today, biologist Pete Bloom estimates there are at least 22 pairs of the majestic birds in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times
Such a wing could, for example, bend merely its edges, just like birds do with their feathers, in order to stabilize themselves in flight.
From BBC
Grandma looked out my window and watched the birds at their feeders for a few minutes.
From Literature
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Ostrover and Lipschultz named conference rooms in their Park Avenue office after species of owls—an animal associated with wisdom—and stocked them with bowls of M&Ms stamped with pictures of the birds.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.