an elusive animal

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• elusive — e|lu|sive [ıˈlu:sıv] adj 1.) an elusive person or animal is difficult to find or not often seen ▪ She managed to get an interview with that elusive man. 2.) an elusive result is difficult to achieve ▪ She enjoys a firm reputation in this country… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• elusive — adjective 1 an elusive person or animal is difficult to find or not often seen: an elusive man who was never in his office 2 an elusive result is difficult to achieve: Success in the business world has so far proved elusive. 3 an elusive idea or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• elusive — e|lu|sive [ ı lusıv ] adjective an elusive person or animal is difficult or impossible to find or catch: The rebel leader proved elusive. a rare and elusive bird a. difficult or impossible to achieve: An agreement to end the fighting remains… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• elusive — UK [ɪˈluːsɪv] / US [ɪˈlusɪv] adjective an elusive person or animal is difficult or impossible to find or catch The rebel leader proved elusive. a rare and elusive bird a) difficult or impossible to achieve An agreement to end the fighting remains …   English dictionary

• Fisher (animal) — Not to be confused with the Fishing cat, a medium size wild felid. For other uses, see Fisher (disambiguation). Fisher Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• List of endangered animal species — This is a list of endangered animal species according to the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List. The list includes endangered species of the kingdom Animalia. NOTOC A* Acheilognathus elongatus * Acipenser Endangered * Acrocephalus… …   Wikipedia

• Play (animal behaviour) — In ethology, play is an important part of learning in many animals, though it is generally only seen in those with highly complex nervous systems such as mammals and birds. [cite web |url=http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/1996/1/jungl… …   Wikipedia

• Animals of Yellowstone — Yellowstone National Park in the northwest United States is the home of many different animals that also migrate within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Below is a selection of some of those animals with information specific to the… …   Wikipedia

• okapi — /oh kah pee/, n., pl. okapis, (esp. collectively) okapi. an African mammal, Okapia johnstoni, closely related to and resembling the giraffe, but smaller and with a much shorter neck. [1900; < Bambuba (Mvu ba), a Central Sudanic language of the NE …   Universalium

• Tav Falco's Panther Burns — revival scene that arose during the last two decades of the 20th century and continued into the early 2000s. Artists whose work has been mentioned in the media as having been anticipated by that of Panther Burns as forerunner or who have… …   Wikipedia

• snark — noun an imaginary elusive animal. Origin 1876: nonsense word coined by Lewis Carroll in The Hunting of the Snark …   English new terms dictionary