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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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