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Zoology

The scientific study of the animal kingdom, including extinct and possibly mythical beings.

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scrape nest

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A rudimentary ground nest site, usually with no lining, that a bird forms by creating a shallow depression in the ground

secondary

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One of the shorter flight feathers of the wing, attached along the ulna in the inner wing

sedentary

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Nonmigratory; generally used for birds that do not move long distances in dispersal or other movements

sedges

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Grass-like plants, many in the genus Carex, that are often found in wetlands

semi-precocial

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Describes young that have characteristics of precocial young at hatch

semiplumes

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Feathers that lie beneath the countour feathers and that, like down, lack interlocking barbules and barbicels

sexual selection

Zoology; Zoological terms

A type of natural selection affecting traits that influence an individual's ability to attain or choose a mate, rahter than traits that influence an individual's ability to ...