Unique Words I've Learned

[2cute]

Since birds were such a hit. Here's a couple more with interesting names for the game. Kereru and crake. In that order. Played both today.

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Awww, more cute birds ...

And, least we forget our cute mammal friends. The tarsier. Once you get past the eyes, you'll notice they have cute little keisters.


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What a unique creature!

[2cute]

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What a unique bird of prey. I think I'd be worried if I came across these on a trail.

[Naboka]

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[Naboka]

Been hoping for months to find this word. It's just so fascinating when you're obsessed with speed.

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[Naboka]

After not teaching biology for twenty years, I played amphioxus and psilotum in the same week. I never thought I would ever write those words again.

Science teacher. Love it.

Always seems to be a crap shoot as to which scientific terms are accepted here.

fer eximple: just played a game that took deamination, but not amination. Typed it twice carefully but no go. Course, I could have made a mustake typing. do that a lot. But, if no mustake...weird exclusion/acceptance.

[dannyb]

After not teaching biology for twenty years, I played amphioxus and psilotum in the same week. I never thought I would ever write those words again.

[Naboka]

And, least we forget our cute mammal friends. The tarsier. Once you get past the eyes, you'll notice they have cute little keisters.


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[Naboka]

Since birds were such a hit. Here's a couple more with interesting names for the game. Kereru and crake. In that order. Played both today.

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[2cute]

Always a joy to get this word: lorikeets.


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Can I just say, awwwwwww, so cute! I love birds!

They are soooo beautiful! Spent a week or so in Cairns in Australia and had so many of them right outside my bedroom window (back a long time ago) - so colorful! Also there was a tree on the main drag that 100's of cockatoos slept in each night. The racket they made before settling down was quite something.

In the summer we have a mockingbird that sings cheerfully from about 10pm til 3 or 4am every morning. Sometimes I hear more than one ( a party).

We had woodpeckers who chose our house for the same reason. The damage was considerable. We dissuaded them with hanging shiny stuff, so they went after the garage instead. More hanging shiny stuff, so they went after the neighbor. He shot them. Still feel guilty. I knew the neighbor was a rotter.

I didn't know that. So to deter woodpeckers hang shiny stuff in the area where you don't want them to peck. Course they always choose the highest part of my roof & I'm not climbing up there & risk falling off. Yes, they seem to love vinyl siding.

[Naboka]

2cute,

yes. Leafy greens supposedly helps.

[2cute]

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Odd twist. Came across this word reading about herbs. Thought what a weird word; it'll never show up in Wordtwist.

Tried to think of an image that best satisfies the word, but thought I might get in trouble for my favorites.

So, here's some kale. All life is intertwined. Or not. Who knows. But, the forces of the universe gave me a word, gave me a game, and walah!


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ps: Oddly, it wouldn't take lactagogue, which is the more common word.

So I'm confused ... why did you include the kale? Does it promote the secretion of milk?

[lalatan]

Wow, that is a weird word. Good find! I would've known demagogue, pedagogue and lactiferous but not that one. I found a link defining the suffix I thought was interesting: a combining form with the meaning “leader, bringer,” of that named by the initial element, occurring in loanwords from Greek (demagogue; pedagogue); used also in medical terms that denote substances inducing the expulsion or secretion of that named by the initial element (cholagogue; hemagogue).

Well, if you ever get lonely, you could try banging on a metal sign and see what happens...

Lol, I like your sense of humor.

[Naboka]

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Odd twist. Came across this word reading about herbs. Thought what a weird word; it'll never show up in Wordtwist.

Tried to think of an image that best satisfies the word, but thought I might get in trouble for my favorites.

So, here's some kale. All life is intertwined. Or not. Who knows. But, the forces of the universe gave me a word, gave me a game, and walah!


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ps: Oddly, it wouldn't take lactagogue, which is the more common word.

[leabhar]

Lorikeets certainly are beautiful birds. Thanks for sharing the pic and story about the cockatoos. I imagine they make a lot of other stuff besides racket nesting there every day... I would not want to be the owner of the property where the tree is located unless some $$ could be made from selling bags of guano.

Edit: I wanted to include this story. I stayed in a motel while attending a wedding in a distant city. I was awakened in the early morning hours by what sounded like a jackhammer. Searching for the source of the sound, I saw a red-headed woodpecker drumming on a metal sign. I discovered they use hollow logs, metal signs etc. to attract mates. Noisy birds for a different reason.

Every spring we have a returning male woodpecker here. We are aware of his loud and very noticable arrival because he sits on top of the lamp post and hammers on the hard plastic cover. In the beginning it took me some weeks to spot him, as he tends to fly away when you look up. To me it’s a sign spring has arrived

[bwt1213]

Lorikeets certainly are beautiful birds. Thanks for sharing the pic and story about the cockatoos. I imagine they make a lot of other stuff besides racket nesting there every day... I would not want to be the owner of the property where the tree is located unless some $$ could be made from selling bags of guano.

Edit: I wanted to include this story. I stayed in a motel while attending a wedding in a distant city. I was awakened in the early morning hours by what sounded like a jackhammer. Searching for the source of the sound, I saw a red-headed woodpecker drumming on a metal sign. I discovered they use hollow logs, metal signs etc. to attract mates. Noisy birds for a different reason.

We had woodpeckers who chose our house for the same reason. The damage was considerable. We dissuaded them with hanging shiny stuff, so they went after the garage instead. More hanging shiny stuff, so they went after the neighbor. He shot them. Still feel guilty. I knew the neighbor was a rotter.