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field guide

NOUN
manual for plants or animals
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He seems to have taken it not as a critique but as a field guide to the clientele he sought; he reread the book regularly throughout his life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

This can be helped by foraging with field guide to confirm species and avoid confusion, the Woodland Trust says.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024

“Tortured Poets Department” is packed with new poets to read, bands to discover and weird vacation towns to visit, and here’s a brief field guide to the best of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

“Picture a Garden” is a child’s field guide to nature and an introduction to a world of amazement where plants — and gardeners — play together.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2024

We usually included one drawing of each animal in the field guide.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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