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"word": "vleiloerie"
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"sense": "bird of the genus Centropus",
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"sense": "bird of the genus Centropus",
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"roman": "špórcevaja kukúška",
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"roman": "kukuha",
"sense": "bird of the genus Centropus",
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"sense": "bird of the genus Centropus",
"word": "mkuta"
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"sense": "bird of the genus Centropus",
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"sense": "bird of the genus Centropus",
"word": "kukaali"
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"sense": "bird of the genus Centropus",
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"sense": "bird of the genus Centropus",
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