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Examples of field guide in a Sentence
a field guide to the birds
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Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Following the meal, groups will board safari vehicles for a three hour game drive, during which field guides and game rangers will help spot animals.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Most field guides are sketches, and not very good sketches at that.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Like many other libraries in the Bay Area, Santa Clara City also offers hiking backpacks, which hold fun and practical items such as binoculars, bird and wildflower field guides, a compass, magnifying lenses and more.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 14 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Field guide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20guide. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
field guide
noun
: a small book with words and pictures for identifying plants, animals, or natural objects (as rocks) that are found in nature
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