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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ščúrka",
"sense": "bird in the family Meropidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "щу́рка"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "bird in the family Meropidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "beachadair"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "bird in the family Meropidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "abejaruco"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "bird in the family Meropidae",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "biätare"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "bird in the family Meropidae",
"word": "manunubing"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "bird in the family Meropidae",
"word": "parikparik"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "paccarekka",
"sense": "bird in the family Meropidae",
"word": "పచ్చరెక్క"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "bird in the family Meropidae",
"word": "arı kuşu"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "bird in the family Meropidae",
"word": "trảu"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "bird in the family Meropidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wespî"
}
],
"word": "bee-eater"
}
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