Animals

nilgai C2

/ˈnɪlɡaɪ/ a large antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, native to the Indian subcontinent, the adult male of which is bluish gray M S

whitethroat C2

/ˈwaɪtθroʊt/ an Old World warbler with a conspicuously pale throat, especially the common whitethroat, Curruca communis M S

natatory C2

/nəˈteɪ.tə.ɹi/ relating to swimming or adapted for movement through water M S

seafowl C2

/ˈsiːˌfaʊəl/ a bird that lives or feeds at sea or along the coast; a seabird M S

marsupium C2

/mɑrˈsuːpiəm/ the external abdominal pouch in which a female marsupial carries and nurses its undeveloped young M S

goosander C2

/ɡuːˈsændər/ the common merganser, Mergus merganser, a large fish-eating diving duck of northern rivers and lakes M S

anopheline C2

/əˈnɑfəˌlaɪn/ a mosquito of the genus Anopheles or a closely related genus, including species that transmit malaria M S

deerhound C2

/ˈdɪɹhaʊnd/ a very large, rough-coated sighthound originally bred in Scotland to hunt deer M S

stonechat C2

/ˈstoʊntʃæt/ any of several small Old World insect-eating birds of the genus Saxicola, especially the European stonechat M S

suctorial C2

/sʌkˈtɔɹiəl/ adapted for drawing in food or liquid by sucking M S

huia C2

/ˈhuːjə/ an extinct glossy-black New Zealand wattlebird, Heteralocha acutirostris, whose male and female had strikingly different bill shapes M S

coleopterous C2

Of or pertaining to beetles of the order Coleoptera. M S

cirripede C2

/ˈsɪrəˌpiːd/ a marine crustacean such as a barnacle, with feathery appendages for catching food M S

stridulation C2

/ˌstrɪdʒəˈleɪʃən/ the production of a shrill sound by rubbing body parts together, especially in insects M S

nidification C2

/ˌnɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən/ nest-building by birds or other animals M S

anthropomorphous C2

/ˌænθrəpəˈmɔrfəs/ having human form or humanlike characteristics M S

elytron C2

/ˈɛl.ɪˌtrɑːn/ one of the hardened front wings of a beetle or similar insect that covers and protects the flight wings M S

nervure C2

/ˈnɝvjʊr/ one of the rigid veins that support an insect's wing M S

zoophyte C2

/ˈzoʊəfaɪt/ in older zoology, a plantlike invertebrate such as a coral, sponge, or sea anemone M S

water ouzel C2

/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ ˌuː.zəl/ a dipper: any of the small aquatic songbirds of the genus Cinclus (family Cinclidae) that wade and dive in swift streams, especially the white-throated dipper in Eurasia or the American dipper in North America M S

mistle thrush C2

/ˈmɪs.əl ˌθrʌʃ/ a large thrush (Turdus viscivorus) of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia, with pale, boldly spotted underparts, noted for eating and vigorously defending berry-bearing trees, including mistletoe M S

swim bladder C2

/ˈswɪm ˌblæd.ɚ/ a gas-filled internal sac present in many bony fishes, used chiefly to regulate buoyancy and maintain depth and, in some species, also involved in respiration, hearing, or sound production M S

tyrant flycatcher C2

/ˈtaɪ.rənt ˌflaɪˌkætʃ.ɚ/ any bird of the large New World family Tyrannidae, whose members typically have a broad, flattened bill and feed mainly on insects M S

willow wren C2

/ˈwɪl.oʊ ˌrɛn/ a traditional British name for the willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus), also formerly applied to the closely related chiffchaff M S

ganoid C2

/ˈɡænɔɪd/ having hard, shiny, enamel-like scales of the type found on gars and some other fishes M S

fallfish C2

/ˈfɔːlˌfɪʃ/ a large silvery freshwater minnow (Semotilus corporalis) native to streams of northeastern North America M S

exuvia C2

/ɪɡˈzuːviə/ a skin, shell, exoskeleton, or other outer covering shed by an animal during molting M S

neuration C2

/nuˈreɪʃən/ the pattern or arrangement of veins, especially in an insect's wing and sometimes in a leaf M S

teleostean C2

/ˌtɛliˈɑstiən/ relating to the teleosts, the large group containing most living bony fishes M S

pachydermatous C2

/ˌpækɪˈdɝmətəs/ of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms M S

fossorial C2

/fɑˈsɔriəl/ adapted for digging or for living chiefly underground M S

palpus C2

/ˈpælpəs/ a segmented sensory appendage attached to a mouthpart of an arthropod and used chiefly for touch or taste M S

dragonet C2

/ˈdræɡənɛt/ any small, often brightly colored, scaleless bottom-dwelling marine fish of the family Callionymidae M S

elater C2

/ˈɛlətɚ/ a click beetle of the family Elateridae, able to spring into the air with a clicking movement when placed on its back M S

gallinazo C2

/ˌɡɑːliˈnɑːzoʊ/ any of several American vultures, especially the black vulture or turkey vulture M S

amphioxus C2

/ˌæmfiˈɑːksəs/ a lancelet: a small, translucent, fishlike marine chordate that burrows in sand and retains a notochord throughout life M S

phalanger C2

/fəˈlændʒɚ/ an Australasian arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, including the cuscuses and brushtail possums M S

univalve C2

/ˈjuːnɪˌvælv/ having a shell formed from one piece or valve, especially as opposed to a bivalve shell M S

wigeon C2

/ˈwɪdʒən/ any of several medium-sized dabbling ducks of the genus Mareca, especially the Eurasian or American wigeon M S

catarrhine C2

/ˈkætəˌraɪn/ a primate of the group Catarrhini, comprising Old World monkeys, apes, and humans M S

clypeus C2

/ˈklɪpiəs/ a shieldlike plate on the front of an insect's head, between the frons and the upper lip M S

platyrrhine C2

/ˈplætɪˌraɪn/ a New World monkey of the primate group Platyrrhini, including capuchins, marmosets, howler monkeys, and their relatives M S

pygidium C2

/paɪˈdʒɪdiəm/ the terminal dorsal plate or last exposed abdominal segment of certain insects M S

vibrissa C2

/vɪˈbɹɪsə/ one of the long, stiff, highly sensitive hairs on the snout or face of many mammals; a whisker M S

barbule C2

/ˈbɑɹ.bjuːl/ one of the minute branches growing from a feather barb, often bearing hooks that interlock with neighboring branches M S

cephalothorax C2

/ˌsɛfələˈθɔˌræks/ the fused head and thorax forming the front body region of spiders, crustaceans, and some other arthropods M S

mesothorax C2

/ˌmɛzəˈθɔˌræks/ the middle of the three segments of an insect's thorax, bearing the second pair of legs and, when present, the forewings M S

metasternum C2

/ˌmɛtəˈstɝnəm/ entomology: the ventral exoskeletal plate of an insect's metathorax M S

cachalot C2

/ˈkæʃəˌlɑt/ a sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, especially in older natural-history or whaling writing M S

gaggle C2

/ˈɡæɡl̩/ a group of geese, especially on land or water M S