Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the back fringed, as a lizard.
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The endangered birds include the black-hooded antwren, the cherry-throated tanager, the fringe-backed fire-eye and the southeastern rufous-vented ground-cuckoo.
NYT > Home Page By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF 2010
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The endangered birds include the black-hooded antwren, the cherry-throated tanager, the fringe-backed fire-eye and the southeastern rufous-vented ground-cuckoo.
NYT > Home Page By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF 2010
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