Animals
Mammals, birds, fish, insects, and the words biologists use to describe them.
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beast
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/ˈbiːst/
An animal, especially a large or dangerous wild one.
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wing
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/ˈwɪŋɡ/
One of the two body parts a bird, bat, or insect uses to fly.
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pope
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/poʊp/
An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.
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shark
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/ʃɑːrk/
a mostly marine fish with a cartilaginous skeleton, rough skin, and several rows of teeth
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bee
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/ˈbiː/
A flying insect that collects pollen from flowers and, in some species, makes honey.
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spider
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/ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/
A small eight-legged creature that spins webs to catch insects.
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cattle
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/ˈkætəl/
Cows and bulls kept on a farm for their milk or meat.
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den
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/dɛn/
a wild animal’s sheltered resting or breeding place
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breed
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/bɹiːd/
A particular type of a domestic animal within a species.
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mule
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/mjʉl/
An animal that is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
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wildlife
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/ˈwaɪldlaɪf/
Wild animals and plants living in their natural surroundings.
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goldfish
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/ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ/
a small domesticated freshwater fish, usually orange or golden, commonly kept in ponds or aquariums
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das
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/dɑːz/
any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
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alligator
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/ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/
a large semiaquatic reptile related to crocodiles, with a broad rounded snout
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hive
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/ˈhaɪv/
a structure where bees live, especially one made or kept by people
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habitat
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/ˈhæb.ɪ.tæt/
The natural place where a plant or animal lives.
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envious
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/ˈɛnviːəs/
Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.
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cheetah
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/ˈtʃiːtə/
a slender, long-legged spotted cat of Africa and Iran, noted for its exceptional speed over short distances
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reservoir
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/ˈɹɛz.ə(ɹ).vwɑɹ/
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
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grasshopper
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/ˈɡɹæsˌhɑpɚ/
a plant-eating insect with powerful hind legs adapted for jumping
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firefly
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/ˈfaɪ.ɚˌflaɪ/
a beetle of the family Lampyridae whose abdomen produces light, especially at twilight
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flamingo
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/fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/
a tall wading bird with long legs, a curved bill, and usually pink or reddish feathers
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duckling
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/ˈdʌklɪŋ/
a young duck
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anteater
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/ˈæntˌiːtər/
a toothless mammal of tropical America with a long snout and tongue, specialized for feeding on ants and termites
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mare
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/mɛr/
a female horse or other equine animal
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trout
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/traʊt/
a common freshwater fish with a speckled body, prized as a game fish
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