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kirkia
  • n  small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs
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lady-in-waiting
  • n  a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
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killdeer
  • n  American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
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killdeer plover
  • n  American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
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king penguin
  • n  large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
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killer
  • n  someone who causes the death of a person or animal
  • n  the causal agent resulting in death
    heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States
  • n  a difficulty that is hard to deal with
    that exam was a real killer
  • n  predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
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killer bee
  • n  an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover
  • n  a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas
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killer cell
  • n  T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
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killer t cell
  • n  T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
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killer whale
  • n  predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
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killifish
  • n  small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control
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