Here are the possible solutions for they rest on lily pads clue
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frogs
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They rest on lily pads
Definition
FROG, to hunt for frogs, webfooted, tailless amphibians
mice
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They rest on pads
They sit on pads
They may be in fields or on pads
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MOUSE, a small rodent
frog
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Animal that may hop across lily pads
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to hunt for frogs, webfooted, tailless amphibians
jacanas
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Tropical birds that run on lily pads
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JACANA, (Portuguese) any of various small tropical wading birds of the family Jacanidae, which have greatly elongated toes and claws, enabling them to walk on floating vegetation