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  • I pulled a supple cat-tail shoot and put it on a bait holder and tossed on the fish's nose.

    Fish Eat Weird Stuff 2009

  • I pulled a supple cat-tail shoot and put it on a bait holder and tossed on the fish's nose.

    Fish Eat Weird Stuff 2009

  • A second category is of species like cat-tail that can naturalize and spread locally into undisturbed native vegetation and form dense stands once they have been introduced.

    Everglades National Park, United States 2009

  • The sawgrass marshes may be the largest in the world, but with pollution by | nutrient-rich run-off especially from sugarcane farms, are being invaded by cat-tail, Typha spp.

    Everglades National Park, United States 2009

  • Some areas of prairie occur, with dominant grass species being Calamagrostis canadensis, Deschampsia caespitosa, Poa spp. and Carex spp., and the Peace-Athabasca Delta has flats with marshes of cat-tail Typha latifolia and sedges Carex rostrata, C. atheroides and C. aquatilis.

    Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada 2008

  • “This must certainly be the cat-tail rush!” hastily again replied Hsiang-yün.

    Hung Lou Meng 2003

  • He looked down before he thought, at water among cat-tail roots, reflecting his presence, and the dark reeds; and he had seen this exact thing before, so small and ridiculous a detail, but he had dreamed it, the exact same sight; and when he had looked up, in his dream ...

    The Goblin Mirror Cherryh, C. J. 1992

  • He finished his second helping, feeding some of the meat to the cat-tail.

    A World Out of Time Niven, Larry 1976

  • Startled from sleep, the cat-tail tried to leap away.

    A World Out of Time Niven, Larry 1976

  • Gording stood relaxed, his hand covering the flesh torn by cat-tail teeth.

    A World Out of Time Niven, Larry 1976

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