small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from; "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"; "caught in the mire of poverty"
soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"
mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
make unclear or incomprehensible; "The new tax return forms only confuse"
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"