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A longirostris
Penguin Pen"guin, n. [Perh. orig. the name of another bird, and fr. W. pen head + gwyn white; or perh. from a native South American name.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass. Note: Penguins are found in the south temperate and antarctic regions. The king penguins (Aptenodytes Patachonica, and A. longirostris) are the largest; the jackass penguins (Spheniscus) and the rock hoppers (Catarractes) congregate in large numbers at their breeding grounds. 2. (Bot.) The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant (Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple family; also, the plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed leaves, and is used for hedges. [Written also pinguin.] Arctic penguin (Zo["o]l.), the great auk. See Auk.
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Curlew Cur"lew (k[^u]r"l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo["o]l.) A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill. Note: The common European curlew is N. arquatus. The long-billed (N. longirostris), the Hudsonian (N. Hudsonicus), and the Eskimo curlew (N. borealis, are American species. The name is said to imitate the note of the European species. Curlew Jack (Zo["o]l.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew. Curlew sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), a sandpiper (Tringa ferruginea, or subarquata), common in Europe, rare in America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved bill. See Illustation in Appendix.
Tylosurus or Belone longirostris
Billfish Bill"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A name applied to several distinct fishes: (a) The garfish (Tylosurus, or Belone, longirostris) and allied species. (b) The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (Scomberesox saurus). (c) The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish. (d) The American fresh-water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus).

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- Rhynencina longirostris is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae. United States. Johnson, C.W. (1922). "New genera and species of Diptera"....
- Microcotyle longirostri is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae. Microcotyle longirostri was...
- Plagiognathus longirostris is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America. "Plagiognathus longirostris Report". Integrated...
- Sphicosa longirostris is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. Smith, Kenneth G. V. . (1962). "Studies on the Brazilian Empididae (Diptera)"...
- Craugastor longirostris is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in Ecuador from the Guayas Province northwards to western Colombia...
- Meridarchis longirostris is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Tibet. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble...
- Morinia longirostris is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae. South Africa. Crosskey, R. W. "A review of the Rhinophoridae (Diptera) and...
- Cacama longirostris is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in Central America. "Cacama longirostris Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
- Ischnaspis longirostris is a species of armored scale insect in the family Diaspididae. "Ischnaspis longirostris species details". Catalogue of Life....
- Philoliche longirostris is a fly of the Tabanidae family that is found in India, Nepal specifically the Himalayas. It was first described and given a binomial...