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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Beak
Zoology; Zoological terms
Narrow, protruding jaws that usually do not contain teeth. Present in various groups of vertebrates including some cetaceans.
Bill
Zoology; Zoological terms
A bird's jaws which consist of bone and a hornlike outer layer of keratin.
Barbs
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The structures that branch from the main shaft of a feather and form the feather's vanes.
Benthic
Zoology; Zoological terms
Associated with the bottoms of rivers, lakes, and oceans. Bottom-dwelling.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
Zoology; Zoological terms
A convention established in 1973 that regulates or prohibits the international trade of plant and animal species that are believed to be harmed by or that may be harmed by international trade.
Conservation
Zoology; Zoological terms
Conservation is the artificial control man imposes upon ecological relationships in a habitat, community, or ecosystem in order to sustain balance among the species it supports.
Convergent Evolution
Zoology; Zoological terms
Evolutionary change in two or more unrelated organisms that results in the independent development of similar adaptations to similar environmental conditions.
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