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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Zoological terms
Cretaceous Period
Zoology; Zoological terms
The Cretaceous Period (144 - 65 Myr BP) is the third of three periods during the Mesozoic Era. It is preceded by the Jurassic Period and followed by the Tertiary Period.
Critical Habitat
Zoology; Zoological terms
Areas of habitat that are crucial to the survival of a species and essential for its conservation and that have been formally designated as such by rule published in the Federal Register.
Crocodile
Zoology; Zoological terms
A crocodilian that inhabits tropical regions. A crocodile differs from an alligator in that it has a narrower snout
crop
Zoology; Zoological terms
An expandable pouch in the esophagus of some birds (members of the Order Gruiformes do not have a crop).
chronobiology
Zoology; Zoological terms
The field of biology that examines the rhythms (timing and duration) of biological activity or phenomena (eating, sleeping, mating, migration, cellular regeneration, etc.).
dabble
Zoology; Zoological terms
A behavior in birds that involves reaching the bill into shallow water to forage for food. This behavior does not involve diving or leaving the surface of the water.
