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Zoology
The scientific study of the animal kingdom, including extinct and possibly mythical beings.
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batesian mimicry
Zoology; Zoological terms
The resemblance between a mimic species (which is not harmful or unpaletable if ingested) and a model species (which is harmful or unpaletable if ingested).
beak
Zoology; Zoological terms
Narrow, protruding jaws that usually do not contain teeth. Present in various groups of vertebrates including some cetaceans.
benguela upwelling
Zoology; Zoological terms
The Benguela Upwelling is a 9000-square kilometer patch of sea off the coast of Namibia where the northbound Benguela Current periodically churns up nutrients from deeper waters.
benthic
Zoology; Zoological terms
Associated with the bottoms of rivers, lakes, and oceans. Bottom-dwelling.
beta diversity
Zoology; Zoological terms
A measure of the variety of organisms in a region. Beta diversity is influenced by the turnover of species among habitats.
bilateral symmetry
Zoology; Zoological terms
A type of symmetry in which an organism's body possesses two equal halves that are symmetrical when compared on either side of a midline. Most animals exhibit bilateral symmetry.
bill
Zoology; Zoological terms
A bird's jaws which consist of bone and a hornlike outer layer of keratin.
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