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Zoological terms

Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.

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cephalization

Zoology; Zoological terms

the development of a head, with its centralized sensory apparatus and a brain. 3 Invertebrates evolved away from a simple, saclike body with a single opening at one end toward a more complex, ...

cere in birds .

Zoology; Zoological terms

(especially raptors), a raised and fleshy patch located at the base of the upper mandible (maxilla)

Cetaceans

Zoology; Zoological terms

The order of marine mammals that includes toothed whales and toothless, filter-feeding (baleen) whales.

character displacement

Zoology; Zoological terms

The divergence of adaptations or other characteristics in two similar species in locations where the animals share habitat.

chitin

Zoology; Zoological terms

A polysaccharide polymer that is found in invertebrate exoskeletons, the shells of some mollusks, and the cell walls of fungi.

chytridiomycosis

Zoology; Zoological terms

Chytridiomycosis is a leathal skin disease that affects amphibians. Chytridiomycosis is caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

clappering in birds

Zoology; Zoological terms

(especially storks), a non-vocal form of communication expressed by the slapping together of the upper and lower parts of the bill together.

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