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20 answers for: Moorland bird of prey once believed to feed on pou...
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HENHARRIERMoorland bird of prey once believed to feed on poultry (3,7)
GOSHAWKBird of prey once almost extinct in the UK (7)
MOAMaori prey, once
GEESEOn the way up, look in for example on poultry (5)
PETISILSkin on poultry, say, is pale, try tossing
PTERYLASkin on poultry, say, is pale, try tossing
CAPONLid on poultry (5)
PHLOGISTONSubstance once believed to be released in combustion
CHIFFCHAFFBird uses church if beginning to feed on husks
TENDERFOOTNovice failing to feed on the trot (10)
ETHERFrom the Greek for "upper air", a word originally used to refer to matter once believed to permeate all space beyond the moon, later a distinctively sweet-scented volatile liquid (5)
OZONEFrom the Greek meaning "to smell", a poisonous allotrope of oxygen, once believed to have a tonic effect and exist in fresh seaside air (5)
LEMMINGWhich type of animal was once believed to commit mass suicide? (7)
ATOMSmall unit of matter once believed to be indivisible
OLYMPUSPeak once believed to be the home of the Greek gods (7)
ELDORADOCity of gold once believed to exist in the South American rainforest
AMETHYSTVariety of quartz once believed to prevent inebriation
MANDRAKEPlant once believed to shriek when pulled up
MILKWORTPlant once believed to increase a cow's yield
SEAAIRAtmosphere that was once believed to help cure tuberculosis