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field guide

American  

noun

  1. a portable illustrated book to help identify birds, plants, rocks, etc., as on a nature walk.


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Armed with this and a field guide in her home of San Francisco, she set about identifying birds from an early age.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

He seems to have taken it not as a critique but as a field guide to the clientele he sought; he reread the book regularly throughout his life.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

Now she’s well past the field guide and working on her master’s thesis.

From Seattle Times May 6, 2024

Think of it as a field guide for understanding the weird digital future of money.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 2023

I pulled out a postcard of a moose against an autumn leaf backdrop and used the field guide as a table.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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