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- Dictionarybeast/biːst/
noun
- 1. an animal, especially a large or dangerous four-footed one: "a wild beast"
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18 hours ago · Snakes are elongated, limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (/ sɜːrˈpɛntiːz /). [2] . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales.
3 days ago · It is believed that the legend of the Kraken may have originated from sightings of giant squid, which may grow to 12–15 m (40–50 feet) in length. The kraken, as a subject of sailors' superstitions and mythos, was first described in the modern era in a travelogue by Francesco Negri in 1700.
3 days ago · In Greek mythology, Cerberus (/ ˈsɜːrbərəs / [2] or / ˈkɜːrbərəs /; Greek: Κέρβερος Kérberos [ˈkerberos]), often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving.
3 days ago · Rhinoceros, any of five or six species of giant horn-bearing herbivores that include some of the largest living land mammals. Only African and Asian elephants are taller at the shoulder than the largest rhinoceros species—the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) and the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis).
1 day ago · star, any massive self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiation derived from its internal energy sources. Of the tens of billions of trillions of stars composing the observable universe, only a very small percentage are visible to the naked eye. Many stars occur in pairs, multiple systems, or star clusters.
3 days ago · science, any system of knowledge that is concerned with the physical world and its phenomena and that entails unbiased observations and systematic experimentation. In general, a science involves a pursuit of knowledge covering general truths or the operations of fundamental laws.
1 day ago · Clear and simple definitions in American English from Britannica's language experts. More usage examples than any other dictionary.
