Animals
Mammals, birds, fish, insects, and the words biologists use to describe them.
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tu-whit tu-whoo
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/təˌwɪt təˈwuː/
a conventional imitation of an owl's cry, especially the paired calls associated with tawny owls
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wood pewee
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/ˈwʊd ˌpiːwiː/
either of two small North American flycatchers of the genus Contopus, especially the eastern wood pewee (C. virens)
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hen harrier
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/ˈhɛn ˌhɛriɚ/
a long-winged Eurasian bird of prey (Circus cyaneus) whose male is pale gray and whose female is brown; historically also a name for the closely related North American northern harrier
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fishhawk
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/ˈfɪʃˌhɔk/
an osprey, a large bird of prey that dives feet-first to catch fish
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estivate
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/ˈestəveɪt/
to spend a hot or dry period in a dormant or inactive state
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chewink
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/tʃɪˈwɪŋk/
an eastern towhee, a large New World sparrow with reddish sides and, in the male, black upperparts
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carunculated
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/kəˈrʌŋkjəˌleɪtɪd/
having one or more caruncles, especially fleshy growths on the head or neck of a bird
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cephalopodic
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/ˌsɛfələˈpɑːdɪk/
belonging to, characteristic of, or resembling a cephalopod
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homopterous
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/həˈmɑptərəs/
relating to the Homoptera, a former grouping of insects including cicadas, aphids, and scale insects
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stridulate
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/ˈstrɪdʒəˌleɪt/
to make a shrill chirping, creaking, or grating sound by rubbing specialized body parts together
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peetweet
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/ˈpiːˌtwiːt/
a North American name for the spotted sandpiper, derived from its call
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amadavat
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/ˈæmədəˌvæt/
a variant name for the red avadavat, a small South and Southeast Asian estrildid finch whose breeding male is red with white spots
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stercovorous
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/ˌstɝːˈkɑːvərəs/
feeding on dung, especially as an insect or other small animal
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mud turtle
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/ˈmʌdˌtɝːtəl/
any of several small freshwater turtles, especially of the genus Kinosternon, that live in muddy ponds, marshes, and slow streams
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annelidous
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/əˈnelɪdəs/
relating to or resembling annelids, the segmented worms that include earthworms and leeches
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fishbelly
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/ˈfɪʃˌbɛli/
the underside or belly of a fish
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edental
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/iːˈdentəl/
having no teeth, or having very few teeth
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water moccasin
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/ˈwɔːtɚˌmɑːkəsɪn/
a venomous semiaquatic pit viper of the southeastern United States, also called the cottonmouth
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titlark
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/ˈtɪtˌlɑːrk/
an old or regional name for a pipit, especially the meadow pipit of Europe and western Asia
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culpeo
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/kʊlˈpeɪoʊ/
a large foxlike South American canid of the Andes and Patagonia, Lycalopex culpaeus
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plantain-eater
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/ˈplæntɪnˌiːtɚ/
a fruit-eating African bird of the turaco family Musophagidae; now especially either of the grey plantain-eaters in the genus Crinifer
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chevrotain
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/ˈʃɛvrəˌteɪn/
a very small, hornless, deerlike ruminant of the family Tragulidae, native to tropical Africa or Asia; a mouse deer
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entozoon
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/ˌɛntəˈzoʊɑːn/
historical zoology: an animal parasite living inside another animal, especially an intestinal or tissue-dwelling worm
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foretarsus
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/ˌfɔrˈtɑrsəs/
the tarsus or distal foot segment of a foreleg, especially in an arthropod
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honeysucker
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/ˈhʌniˌsʌkɚ/
historical or regional: a sunbird, especially one of the nectar-feeding birds of Africa or southern Asia
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interoperculum
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/ˌɪntəroʊˈpɜːrkjələm/
ichthyology: one of the bones in the opercular series of a bony fish, lying below the preopercle and between neighboring gill-cover bones
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nidify
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/ˈnɪdəˌfaɪ/
formal or zoological: to build a nest or engage in nesting
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hoolock
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/ˈhuːlɑk/
any gibbon of the genus Hoolock, native to forests of northeastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and nearby regions
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musk deer
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/ˈmʌskˌdɪr/
a small tusked, antlerless Asian hoofed mammal of the family Moschidae, whose males have traditionally been hunted for a musk-producing gland
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sultan tit
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/ˈsʌltənˌtɪt/
a large Asian tit, Melanochlora sultanea, with glossy dark upperparts, yellow underparts, and a prominent crest
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Great Dane
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/ˌɡreɪt ˈdeɪn/
a very large, tall domestic dog of a smooth-coated breed
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