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Siberia
Siberian crane
Siberian husky
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sibyl
sib·yl [ síbb'l ] (plural sib·yls)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Greek or Roman prophet: a woman of ancient Greece and Rome believed to be an oracle or a prophet
2. fortune teller: a female prophet or fortune teller
[13th century. Via French and Latin< Greek Sibulla]

si·byl·lic [ si bíllik ] adjective
syb·il·line [ síbbə ln, síbbə ln ] adjective
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