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  1. condor
    the largest flying bird in the western hemisphere
  2. muskrat
    beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
  3. pampas
    the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina
  4. persimmon
    any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
  5. bayou
    a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake
  6. poi
    Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
  7. totem
    emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant
  8. cacao
    a tropical tree producing beans used to make chocolate
  9. chipotle
    a ripe jalapeno pepper that is dried and used in cooking
  10. chocolate
    a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
  11. tomato
    mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
  12. jaguar
    a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
  13. succotash
    fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream
  14. mole
    a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
  15. iguana
    large tropical American arboreal lizard with a spiny crest
  16. hogan
    a Navajo lodge covered with earth
  17. hominy
    hulled corn with the bran and germ removed
  18. caribou
    Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes
  19. quinine
    a bitter extract from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria
  20. coyote
    small wolf native to western North America
  21. cashew
    a kidney-shaped nut
  22. mahimahi
    large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
  23. tuckahoe
    perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries
  24. skunk
    American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
  25. muumuu
    a woman's loose unbelted dress
  26. maraca
    a rattle-like instrument that is shaken to make noise
  27. buccaneer
    someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea
  28. caucus
    meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
  29. toucan
    a brilliantly colored bird with a large beak
  30. hurricane
    a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds
  31. jerky
    marked by abrupt starts and stops
  32. wigwam
    a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape
  33. toboggan
    a long narrow sled without runners
  34. powwow
    a council of or with Native Americans
  35. tamale
    corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed
  36. luau
    an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party
  37. hickory
    an American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
  38. pecan
    tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts
  39. woodchuck
    a reddish brown North American rodent
  40. puma
    large American feline resembling a lion
  41. petunia
    any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers
  42. llama
    a cud-chewing, South American animal related to the camel
  43. wampum
    small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency
  44. opossum
    nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
  45. ipecac
    a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting
  46. terrapin
    any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
  47. coati
    omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
  48. menhaden
    shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer
  49. ocelot
    nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
  50. jacamar
    tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage
  51. sachem
    a chief of a North American tribe or confederation
Created on 二月 1, 2011 (updated 二月 1, 2011)

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