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 musk hog musk hog /mʌsk hɔɡ/

noun

  1. Nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America  ( musk hog , peccary )
    nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America


 veil veil /ˈveɪl/

noun

  1. () A garment that covers the head and face  ( head covering , veil )
    a garment that covers the head and face
     The bride wore a long veil that trailed behind her
    The bride wore a long veil that trailed behind her
  2. A vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl  ( humeral veil , veil )
    a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
  3. The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)  ( caul , embryonic membrane , veil )
    the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
  4. A membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms  ( veil , velum )
    a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

verb

  1. () To obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil  ( veil )
    to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
     Women in Afghanistan veil their faces
    women in Afghanistan veil their faces
  2. Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing  ( hide , obscure , veil , blot out , obliterate )
    make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
     A hidden message
    a hidden message
     A veiled threat
    a veiled threat


 seasnail seasnail /ˈsiːsneɪl/

noun

  1. Any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids  ( seasnail )
    any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids
  2. Small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish  ( Liparis liparis , sea snail , seasnail , snailfish )
    small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish


 Cebuella pygmaea Cebuella pygmaea /ˌsɛbjuːˈɛlə pɪɡˈmiːə/

noun

  1. The smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon  ( Cebuella pygmaea , pygmy marmoset )
    the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon