MAMMALS
Its 17-foot height & keen eyesight make it difficult prey for men & lions
a giraffe
A Tibetan ox, or to talk persistently
yak
Pasta whose name comes from "spago", the Italian word for string
spaghetti
It can precede bone, shirt & square
T
Poet Wm. Wordsworth rhymed this mo. with "truly", as its 1st syllable was accented back then
July
This North American mammal may weigh over 1100 pounds & is distinguished from its relatives by white fur
a polar bear
A dog with a short, flattened nose, or the short, flattened nose itself
pug
Rice is the main ingredient in this Italian staple whose name is derived from rice
risotto
In the comics the sound made by snoring is usually represented by a series of these letters
Z
Encyclopedia Americana says this month's name carries the connotations of majesty & grandeur
August
The southern flying species of this rodent may make its nest in an old woodpecker hole
a flying squirrel
It can mean the daily record of a ship's progress or the act of recording that progress
log
The name of this chicken & tomato dish translates to "hunter's" chicken
chicken cacciatore
As part of an Irish name, it usually means "descendant of"
O
Lexicographers figure this month's name came from the Roman goddess of growth & fertility
May
They sleep about 18 hours a day, partly due to the lack of protein in their eucalyptus diet
koala bears
It can precede brow, down or life
low
This Italian blue cheese is named for a village near Milan where it was first made
Gorgonzola
People who are workaholics are said to exhibit this "type" of behavior
A
Until the 18th century the new year in England began in this month
March
This draft horse from Scotland may weigh up to 2,000 pounds, including its "feathers"
a Clydesdale
Although roosters crow, crows emit this sound
caw
Zuppa Inglese isn't a soup at all but the Italian version of this English dessert
trifle
Middle initial of 1950s TV host Robert Lewis
Q
Lincoln was assassinated in this month which T.S. Eliot called the "cruellest"
April