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"lang": "Ojibwe",
"sense": "small, young bird that is still confined to the nest",
"word": "banajaanh"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "small, young bird that is still confined to the nest",
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],
"word": "pisklę"
},
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],
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},
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"sense": "small, young bird that is still confined to the nest",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "пташеня́"
},
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"code": "vo",
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"sense": "small, young bird that is still confined to the nest",
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},
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