Zoological terms

Zoological terms

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

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Zoological terms

weanling

Zoology; Zoological terms

A horse, either male or female, between six months and one year in age.

wing-bar

Zoology; Zoological terms

A light-colored bar on a wing, formed by pale tips on the covert feathers or pale bases of the flight feathers.

wing-flicking

Zoology; Zoological terms

A rapid movement of the wings of a bird otherwise at rest; seen, for example, in some kinglets and Empidonax flycatchers. Such movements along with pumping of the tail, are sometimes described as ...

xenophobic alliance

Zoology; Zoological terms

A union or coalition of individual chimpanzees within a group that challenges any conspecific intruders that threaten or encroach upon their territory and its boundaries.

xeric

Zoology; Zoological terms

A term used to describe a habitat or environment that exhibits extremely dry conditions. Also used to describe organisms that are adapted to very dry conditions.

filter feeder

Zoology; Zoological terms

An organism that filters food particles from its surrounding aqueous environment. It strains the water using sieve-like structures. Examples of filter feeders include clams and baleen whales.

fish

Zoology; Zoological terms

The term fish is used to refer to any aquatic vertebrate that has a skin covered with scales, two sets of paired fins, some unpaired fins, and a set of gills.