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pouter

a breed of domestic pigeon with a large crop capable of being greatly puffed out
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And the English pouter and Brunner pouter are closely related, yet the former has foot feathers and the latter does not.
Pigeons vary diversely from each other not always due to genetics
Puffing pouter, William Kean Seymour, took the huff because she would not dally.
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He noted for instance that males of a wine-colored variety of the Pouter are generally checkered whereas females are not.
Los pichones de Darwin y la evolucion de los columbiformes: recapitulacion de genes ancestrales
Ian Pouter, Justin Leonard and Angel Cabrera made the best starts of the big names, all safely negotiating a handful of holes in level par, while the wellfancied quintet of Geoff Ogilvy, Steve Stricker, Vijay Singh, Paul Casey and Jim Furyk were all alongside Woods on one over par when the players were called off.
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I WAS VERY PLEASED to see Maj Anthony Eckel, Capt Jeffrey Cunningham, and Maj Dale Hetke's article "Weather and the Calculated Risk: Exploiting Forecast Uncertainty for Operational Risk Management" (Air and Space Pouter Journal, Spring 2008).
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A recent exhibition at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds crowned Antinous "the face of the Antique," prompting the London Times reviewer to compare the Roman era's "pouter extraordinaire" with the commercial appeal of Calvin Klein models and David Beckham (Irving 2006).
Sculpting Antinous
Such an idling existence can be maddening for those outside it, as is the case for Wiseman's mother-in-law, who hears of his intent to do nothing during a Christmas gathering: "Dorcas drew herself up like a pouter pigeon, expelled several indignant puffing sounds, and then a really righteous bone-in-her-throat cough....
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POSHER: Natalie mixes with Prince Harry Picture: MATRIX; POUTER: Posh is not amused by choice of Natalie Picture: GETTY
POSHER AND BECKS; EXCLUSIVE Toff babe who snogged Harry to follow David 24/7 for telly documentary.. & Victoria will not be amused
The people gave self-anointed government haters the reins of pouter because they believed Republican propaganda and had trouble connecting the taxes they pay with the often indirect benefits they receive.
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that failed to show" much pouter against U's great ape.
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Pluralism and free elections could propel Islamists to pouter from Morocco to Pakistan.
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