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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Zoological terms
digestion
Zoology; Zoological terms
Hydrolysis of complex nutrient compounds into their building-block units.
echinodermata
Zoology; Zoological terms
The phylum of animals whose members are pentaradially (five-axis) symmetrical as adults, have a water-vascular system, and an endoskeleton. Members of this phylum include sea stars, sea urchins, sea ...
diploblastic
Zoology; Zoological terms
Having body parts derived from two layers during embryologic development.
distal
Zoology; Zoological terms
An anatomical directional term that means further from the mid-point of the body or further from the point where a limb attaches to the body.
distinct population segment (dps)
Zoology; Zoological terms
A subdivision of a vertebrate species that is treated as a species for purposes of listing under the Endangered Species Act.
diving reflex
Zoology; Zoological terms
A set of complex physiological adaptations some marine mammals have evolved that enables them to dive to great depths for extended periods of time.
