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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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amplexus
Zoology; Zoological terms
A mating position used by frogs and toads, in which the male holds the female with its front legs and fertilization usually takes place outside of the female's body and thus often requires a moist or ...
anastomosis
Zoology; Zoological terms
A branching and interconnecting network of tubes such as blood vessels, nerves, or leaf veins that branch and reconnect to form a plexus.
annelida
Zoology; Zoological terms
The taxonomic group (phylum) of animals that includes segmented worms
biogeography
Zoology; Zoological terms
The study of the geographic distribution of organisms throughout the landscape. Examines the how geographical variation in the physical environment manifests variation in the biotic components that ...
biomass
Zoology; Zoological terms
The weight of living material (expressed as a dry weight) in some unit such as an organism, population, or community. Biomass is often cited as weight per unit area (biomass density).
biome
Zoology; Zoological terms
A distinct group lifeforms and the environment in which they are found.
