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life list
noun
- a list of species sighted and identified by a bird watcher or naturalist over a lifetime.
Word History and Origins
Origin of life list1
Example Sentences
Other shows that launched in the first quarter included the Shondaland mystery series “The Residence,” reality TV program “Million Dollar Secret,” Kate Hudson comedy series “Running Point” and romance movie “The Life List.”
I don’t have a life list, and I can’t tell one juvenile gull from another.
An obsessive birder since childhood, Mr. Kaestner woke up that morning in February with 9,997 birds on his personal “life list” — more than 90 percent of Earth’s scientifically recognized species and three away from a singular milestone.
As of now, my Life List on Merlin is 45 birds.
The first species they identified — a rufous-sided towhee with a velvety black head, bright red and white breast, and ruby eyes — was the first bird Joanne ticked off on her life list.
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