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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...
- 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...
- The Rodrigues solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Rodrigues, east of Madagascar in the Indian...
- solitaria is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Episemasia solitaria is...
- Aethiothemis solitaria is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Namibia, Nigeria...
- Solitaria is a fungal genus in the family Teloschistaceae. It contains a single species, the corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen Solitaria chrysophthalma...
- Helvella solitaria is a species of fungus in the family Helvellaceae. Originally described as Peziza solitaria by Petter Karsten in 1869, he transferred...
- Phyllosticta solitaria is a fungal plant pathogen infecting apples. "Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests: Phyllosticta solitaria" (PDF). Archived from the...
- Amsactoides guangxica Dubatolov & Kishida, 2009 Synonyms Spilosoma solitaria C.L. Fang, 1982 (preoccupied Wileman, 1910) Amsactoides solitaria C.L. Fang, 1982...