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| 36% | 5 | Their wings develop no lift and shear off | ||
noun • smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan • fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor • larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia | ||||
| 32% | 4 | Word, from “cut, shear, piece, roll of papyrus”, for one of several volumes of a literary work originally, later any large weighty usually scholarly book | ||
noun • a (usually) large and scholarly book | ||||
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