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noun • only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus • a person authorized to conduct religious worship | ||||||||
27% | 11 | Originally bred as a shepherd and guard dog in Belgium | ||||||
noun • breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium | ||||||||
19% | 5 | Portrayed as a fisherman or shepherd in some sources | ||||||
noun • a Babylonian demigod or first man (sometimes identified with Adam) | ||||||||
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