- Animal-like noise - Torque (coll) - To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short
groan or a deep guttural sound. - A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog. - Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the
genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt (A.
Plumieri), and the redmouth grunt (H. aurolineatus), of the Southern
United States; -- also applied to allied species of the genera
Pomadasys, Orthopristis, and Pristopoma. Called also pigfish, squirrel
fish, and grunter; -- so called from the noise it makes when taken.
- Baby-snatcher - Bird for babies - Long-legged bird - Wading bird - Any one of several species of large wading birds of the
family Ciconidae, having long legs and a long, pointed bill. They are
found both in the Old World and in America, and belong to Ciconia and
several allied genera. The European white stork (Ciconia alba) is the
best known. It commonly makes its nests on the top of a building, a
chimney, a church spire, or a pillar. The black stork (C. nigra) is
native of Asia, Africa, and Europe.