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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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tularemia
Zoology; Zoological terms
An infectious disease of wild rabbits caused by a bacterium that may be carried by ticks and transmitted to man; also called rabbit fever. Hunters who fail to wear rubber gloves when dressing rabbits ...
versatile breeds
Zoology; Zoological terms
Continental dogs that point birds, retrieve ducks and hunt fur. The most popular continental dogs in the US are the German short-haired pointer and the Brittany.
warbles
Zoology; Zoological terms
Small, harmless, worm-like parasites (the larvae of the warble fly) often found beneath the skin of rabbits.
water keels
Zoology; Zoological terms
Decoys with unweighted keels open at the front and back to allow water to flow through.
wingbone call
Zoology; Zoological terms
A caller usually made from the wingbones of a wild turkey. The hunter sucks on the call to make sounds.