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Zoology
The scientific study of the animal kingdom, including extinct and possibly mythical beings.
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subspecies
Zoology; Zoological terms
A geographical subset of a species showing discrete differences in morphology or coloration compared to other members of the species.
subtropical
Zoology; Zoological terms
Habitats and climates that are tropical in nature but found north or south of the tropics
succession
Zoology; Zoological terms
The sequence of plant communities that occur following disturbance and that culminate in a regiou's dominant habitat type
supplemental plumage
Zoology; Zoological terms
A generation of feathers, additional to the basic and alternate plumages, found in a few birds that have more than two molts per year
synapomorphy
Zoology; Zoological terms
A new trait or structural feature that arises in an evolving lineage that is shared between two or more sister groups that illustrates their close relationship.
tetrapod
Zoology; Zoological terms
A tetrapod is a vertebrate with four limbs or whose ancestors had four limbs. Tetrapods include four of the six main groups of animals: amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds.
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