See grey on Wiktionary
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"word": "gregario"
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"word": "cabra"
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"word": "oveja"
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"sense": "animals",
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"sense": "animals",
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"sense": "animals",
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"sense": "animals",
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"sense": "animals",
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"word": "rebaño"
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"word": "rehala"
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38
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"english": "the whole rebellious and cunning flock from those green mountains",
"ref": "1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:",
"text": "toda la grey díscola y ladina de aquellas verdes montañas",
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"word": "feligresía"
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}
],
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