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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Zoological terms
giant anteater
Zoology; Zoological terms
Giant anteaters are a species of anteaters. This profile explores basic facts about giant anteaters including how they are classified, what they eat, where they live and the characteristics that make ...
vena cava
Zoology; Zoological terms
One of the two large veins that return blood to the heart from the systemic circulation of vertebrates.
ventral scale
Zoology; Zoological terms
Scale on the underside of a snake's body (usually broader than other scales).
vertebrata
Zoology; Zoological terms
A subphylum of chordates. Members of this subphylum have cartilaginous or bony vertebrae that surround a nerve cord and a skull that protects the brain.
vestigal
Zoology; Zoological terms
Pertaining to the part of an animal that is in the process of being lost in the course of evolution and is small, imperfectly formed, and serves little or no function.
viscera
Zoology; Zoological terms
The internal organs, especially those of the great central body cavity.
vocal sac
Zoology; Zoological terms
Soft, baglike structure that inflates and acts as a resonator, amplifying the mating calls of some male frogs and toads.
