extirpate
to destroy something completely, especially a problem, disease, or unwanted group
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Season 43, Episode 11Documentary
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tranquilize
to give a person or animal a drug that makes them calm or unconscious
repopulation
the act of adding people or animals back to an area, or the process of becoming populated again
interbreed
to breed animals from different groups or breeds
wildebeest
a large African animal that looks like a wild cow and lives in herds
reconnoiter
to go to a place to look around and get information, especially for military purposes
teeter
to move or stand unsteadily, as if you might fall
roan
a horse with a coat made of mixed white and another color
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
wombat
a small Australian marsupial that lives in burrows and has a pouch for carrying its young
tuber
an enlarged underground stem or root that stores food, like a potato
encyclopedic
having or showing very broad knowledge about many subjects
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platypus
a small Australian mammal that lays eggs and has a duck-like bill and webbed feet
resettle
to move people to a new place to live
delineate
to describe or show something clearly and in detail
encroach
to slowly move beyond a limit, boundary, or right
flycatcher
a bird that catches insects in the air
lode
a rich source of something useful or valuable
warbler
a small bird that sings a sweet, warbling song
matriarch
a woman who is the head of a family or group
immobilize
to make something or someone unable to move
poach
to cook food, especially an egg, in hot water without the shell
nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
follicle
a small sac or tube in the body where something grows or is stored