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Drongo Bird Tricks Meerkats | Africa | BBC Earth
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lauren.huang posted on 2020/08/17Get ready to be amazed by the incredible Drongo bird's clever trickery in the Kalahari Desert! You'll see how this master of mimicry fools meerkat sentries to steal their scorpion snacks, and you'll pick up some cool vocabulary about animal deception along the way.
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trick
US /trɪk/
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UK /trɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to fool someone
- Quick or skillful way of doing something
A2
More confidence
US /ˈkɑnfɪdəns/
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UK /'kɒnfɪdəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling that you can do well at something
- Feeling you can trust someone
A2
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US /ˈmɪmɪk/
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UK /'mɪmɪk/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who tries to act like another person
- Transitive Verb
- To copy a person's words/actions to amuse people
B2
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US /ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor/
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UK /ɪɡ'nɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
A2TOEIC
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