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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

Each year, prominent designers in the field guide upperclassmen through the process of creating a runway-ready garment, refining and improving pieces through a series of fittings.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 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

“Picture a Garden” is a child’s field guide to nature and an introduction to a world of amazement where plants — and gardeners — play together.

From Seattle Times Mar. 16, 2024

If I was going to finish the Great White Shark page, so I could pass in the field guide to Ms. Solomon, I needed to get down to business.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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