Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
Cacicus .
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Examples
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We may see trees covered with these nests, and some with the nests of wasps, and still others with those of troupials and orioles -- birds of the genus _icterus_ and _cassicus_ -- hanging down like long cylindrical purses.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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We may see trees covered with these nests, and some with the nests of wasps, and still others with those of troupials and orioles -- birds of the genus _icterus_ and _cassicus_ -- hanging down like long cylindrical purses.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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