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An amusing, and yet accurate, dictionary of birding terms that includes delightful birdorable art on nearly every page.
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
Ukrainian and Russian are among the languages available in these dictionaries.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
An amusing, and yet accurate, dictionary of birding terms that includes delightful birdorable art on nearly every page.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Consider this your crash course in basic dream analysis—or, a handy little dream dictionary, just for you.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Dictionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dictionary. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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