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blood

Biology; Zoology

Fluid which circulates throughout the body of an animal, distributing nutrients, and often oxygen as well.

Arthropod appendages that are biramous have two branches, an outer branch and an inner branch. These branches may have separate functions; in crustaceans, for instance, the inner branch of a leg is ...

bipedal

Biology; Zoology

Describes an animal that walks on two legs.

anapsid

Biology; Zoology

A vertebrate distinguished by a skull with no openings in the side behind the eyes, e.g. turtles.

anus

Biology; Zoology

End of the digestive tract, or gut, through which waste products of digestion are excreted, as distinct from the mouth.

amniotic egg

Biology; Zoology

An egg that can be laid on land due to the presence of a fluid-filled amniotic sac (amnion) that cushions and protects the developing embryo. amniote - n. Any of a group of land-dwelling vertebrates ...