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Pezophaps solitaria
Solitaire Sol`i*taire", n. [F. See Solitary.] 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. --Pope. 2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone. Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists. --Mrs. R. H. Davis. 3. A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by ``jumping,' as in draughts. 4. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large extinct bird (Pezophaps solitaria) which formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called also solitary. (b) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called the invisible bird.
Solitarian
Solitarian Sol`i*ta"ri*an, n. [See Solitary.] A hermit; a solitary. [Obs.] --Sir R. Twisden.

Meaning of SOLITARIA from wikipedia

- Solitaria may refer to: Solitaria, an order of Entoprocta in the phylum Kamptozoa Solitaria (lichen), a genus of fungi in the family Teloschistaceae Solitaria...
- The solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) is a small s****bird. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus...
- The Rodrigues solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Rodrigues, east of Madagascar in the Indian...
- Alopecosa solitaria is a wolf spider species in the genus Alopecosa found in Europe, Russia, and Kazakhstan. List of Lycosidae species Wikispecies has...
- independence supporters Flag of Chile, or La Estrella Solitaria 'the Lone Star' Flag of Cuba, or La Estrella Solitaria 'the Lone Star' Flag of Liberia, sometimes...
- Antennaria solitaria is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name singlehead ****toes. It is found...
- Scrobipalpa solitaria is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1969. It is found in the southern Ural Mountains, Ukraine, China...
- Pogochaetia solitaria is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1880. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland...
- The blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher was formerly placed in the family ****idae. It...
- Cytora solitaria is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae. This species occur...