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$ curl dict://dict.org/define:mastodon 220 dict.dict.org dictd 1.12.1/rf on Linux 4.19.0-10-amd64 <auth.mime> <22450105 4,3688.1698945888@dict.dict.org> 250 ok 150 1 definitions retrieved 151 "Mastodon" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0. L Mastodon \Mas"to*don\, n. [Gr. masto’ s the breast + 'odoy's, 'odo ntos, a tooth. So called from the conical projections upon its molar teeth.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of mammals closely allied to the elephant, but having less complex molar teeth, and often a pair of lower, as well as upper, tusks, which are incisor teeth. The species were mostly larger than elephants, and their remains occur in nearly all parts of the world in deposits ranging from Miocene to late Quaternary time. [1913 Webster] 250 ok [d/m/c = 1/0/17; 0.000r 0.000u 0.000s] 221 bﬁe [d/m/c = 8/0/0; 0.000r 0.000u 0.000s]

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$ curl dict://dict.org/define:mastodon 220 dict.dict.org dictd 1.12.1/rf on Linux 4.19.0-10-amd64 <auth.mime> <22450105 4,3688.1698945888@dict.dict.org> 250 ok 150 1 definitions retrieved 151 "Mastodon" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0. L Mastodon \Mas"to*don\, n. [Gr. masto’ s the breast + 'odoy's, 'odo ntos, a tooth. So called from the conical projections upon its molar teeth.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of mammals closely allied to the elephant, but having less complex molar teeth, and often a pair of lower, as well as upper, tusks, which are incisor teeth. The species were mostly larger than elephants, and their remains occur in nearly all parts of the world in deposits ranging from Miocene to late Quaternary time. [1913 Webster] 250 ok [d/m/c = 1/0/17; 0.000r 0.000u 0.000s] 221 bﬁe [d/m/c = 8/0/0; 0.000r 0.000u 0.000s]
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Ed Summers (edsu@social.coop)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 20:32:38 JST Ed Summers

TIL that there is a URI scheme for dictionaries, and curl supports it:
curl dict://dict.org/define:mastodon

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