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to•paz



Pronunciation: (tō'paz), [key]
—n.
1. a mineral, a fluosilicate of aluminum, usually occurring in prismatic orthorhombic crystals of various colors, and used as a gem.
2. citrine (def. 2).
3. either of two South American hummingbirds, Topaza pella or T. pyra, having chiefly red and crimson plumage and a yellowish-green throat with a topaz sheen.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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