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| find |
something pleasant, valuable, or rare that is discovered. [1/6 definitions] |
| incredible |
If we call something "incredible," we mean that it is amazing or shocking. It could be something very extremely lucky, rare, strange, or unusual. It could be a good thing or a bad thing. [1/2 definitions] |
| longhorn |
a breed of cattle with very long horns. Longhorns were once raised in the southwestern United States for their meat but are now rare. |
| panda |
A panda is a large animal that looks very much like a bear. Pandas have thick fur that is black in some places and white in others. The faces of pandas are white except for big black rings around their eyes. Some rare pandas have brown and white fur instead of black and white. Pandas live in the mountains of western China. |
| rare1 |
When something is rare, it doesn't happen often, or you don't see it very often. [2 definitions] |
| rare2 |
When you eat rare meat, you eat meat that has been cooked for only a short period of time. |
| Tajikistan |
Tajikistan is a country in Asia. Some of its neighbors are China, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan. Tajikistan is covered by mountains. Many of them are very high and have snow on top all the time. These mountains are home to a rare and beautiful type of leopard called a snow leopard. People in Tajikistan speak a language called Tajik. |
| Uganda |
Uganda is a country in Africa. Some of its neighbors are Kenya, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Part of Uganda lies along the shore of a very large lake called Lake Victoria. It is the largest lake in Africa and one of the largest lakes in the world. Uganda is home to many interesting animals like rare birds and gorillas. Uganda's capital, Kampala, is a modern city with over one million people. |
| uncommon |
unusual or rare. |
| whooping crane |
a large North American bird, now rare, with black and white feathers and a loud, whooping call. |
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