life list
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of life list
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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The first species they identified — a rufous-sided towhee with a velvety black head, bright red and white breast, and ruby eyes — was the first bird Joanne ticked off on her life list.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
For a slow birder — and Strassmann considers herself one — the payoff is not a longer life list, but connecting with and gaining insight into our inner circle of everyday birds.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
I will increase my birding life list to five.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2015
It’s cheating at solitaire—nobody else really cares whether you have a genuine masked duck on your life list.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2012
This is his "life list" and is added to year by year.
From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America
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