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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Turdidae .
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Examples
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The endangered Thyolo alethe (Alethe choloensis, EN) is endemic to the forests of this ecoregion and is mainly found in the ground stratum of the mid-altitude forests.
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His father was named Tecelin, and his mother Alethe.
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His father was named Tecelin, and his mother Alethe.
Les Misérables Victor Hugo 1843
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Besides, she’d never measure up to his beloved Alethe, so why set herself up for failure?
Of theVortex Born: Chapter Two amberfocus 2008
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There are also a number of endemic bird subspecies, the brown-chested alethe (Alethe poliocephala hallae), yellow-necked greenbul (Chlorocichla falkensteini falkensteini), grey-backed camaroptera (Camaroptera brevicaudata harteri) and two subspecies of Lühder’s bushshrike, Laniarius luehderi brauni and L.l. amboimensis.
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Alethe, Attendant of the Sacred Ibis in the Temple of Isis at Memphis AD225
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Such a night as this ever reminds me of the beautiful words of Willis, in his 'Contemplations;' and, like Alethe, I often ask, 'When shall I gather my wings, and, like a rushing thought, stretch onward, star by star, up into heaven?'"
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