Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of small threetoed web-footed marine birds of the auk family, Alcidæ; the dovekies. There is but one species, M. alle. Also called
Alle . See cut underdouekie .
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Examples
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P. J. Stephenson himself is one of very few scientists who have ever glimpsed Limnogale mergulus in the wild.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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The aquatic Limnogale mergulus eats frogs and crustaceans.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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The other genera include tenrecs that resemble moles, tenrecs that resemble hedgehogs or, to an American eye, miniature porcupines, and an elusive aquatic tenrec named Limnogale mergulus, which lives the life of a small river otter.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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P. J. Stephenson himself is one of very few scientists who have ever glimpsed Limnogale mergulus in the wild.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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The aquatic Limnogale mergulus eats frogs and crustaceans.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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The other genera include tenrecs that resemble moles, tenrecs that resemble hedgehogs or, to an American eye, miniature porcupines, and an elusive aquatic tenrec named Limnogale mergulus, which lives the life of a small river otter.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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