A raven is one of several larger-bodied species of the genus Corvus. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus.
Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the ancient Greek συκόμορος (sūkomoros) meaning "fig-mulberry".
Cypress is a common name for various coniferous trees or shrubs of northern temperate regions that belong to the family Cupressaceae. The word cypress is derived from Old French cipres, which was imported from Latin cypressus, the latinisation of the Greek κυπάρισσος (kyparissos).
Goldenrod is a common name for many species of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, commonly in reference to the genus Solidago.
Rockfish is a common term for several species of fish, referring to their tendency to hide among rocks.
Saltbush is a vernacular plantname that most often refers to:
Poison oak refers to two plant species in the genus Toxicodendron, both of which can cause skin irritation:
Dichelostemma is a genus of North American plants closely related to the genus Brodiaea and sometimes regarded as part of that group.
A glass lizard is a member of a number of lizard species that belong to the family Anguidae. They are native to Central and South America, Asia, and north Africa.
Banana spider may refer to:
Polecat is a common name for mammals in the order Carnivora and subfamilies Ictonychinae and Mustelinae. Polecats do not form a single taxonomic rank ; the name is applied to several species with broad similarities to European polecats, the only polecat species native to the British Isles.
Cudweed is a common name for several species, and may refer to:
Black raspberry is a common name for three species of the genus Rubus:
Shiner is a common name used in North America for any of several kinds of small, usually silvery fish, in particular a number of cyprinids, but also e.g. the shiner perch.
Red snapper is a common name of several fish species. It may refer to:
Grackle is the common name of any of 11 passerine birds native to North and South America. They belong to various genera in the icterid family. In all the species with this name, adult males have black or mostly black plumage.
Sagebrush is the common name of several woody and herbaceous species of plants in the genus Artemisia. The best known sagebrush is the shrub Artemisia tridentata. Sagebrushes are native to the North American west.
Herring gull is a common name for several birds in the genus Larus, all formerly treated as a single species.
Sparrowhawk may refer to several species of small hawk in the genus Accipiter. "Sparrow-hawk" or sparhawk originally referred to Accipiter nisus, now called "Eurasian" or "northern" sparrowhawk to distinguish it from other species.
Bulrushes is the vernacular name for several large wetland grass-like plants in the sedge family (Cyperaceae).
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