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Cultural anthropology
Of or pertaining to the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a scientifically meaningful concept.
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Cultural anthropology
Secondary centre of ossification
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An area of ossification, usually near the end of a long bone.
Insectivore
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An animal that eats primarily insects; also a member of the mammalian order insectivora.
Low energy budget
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An adaptive strategy by which a minimum of energy is used to extract sufficient resources from the environment for survival.
Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC)
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An artificially created substance whose main use is in detecting the ability to taste it. The ability to taste PTC is inherited as a dominant.
Spokeshave
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An artefact with a notch or concave edge, presumed to have been used in shaping wooden or bone shafts.
Territory
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An area that a group defends against other members of its own species.
Informal education
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Learning as a result of imitation, experimentation, and repetitive practise of basic skills. This is what happens when children role-play adult interactions in their games. See formal education.
