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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Zoological terms
Diffusion
Zoology; Zoological terms
Movement of particles of gas or liquid from regions of high to low concentration by means of their own spontaneous motion.
Distal
Zoology; Zoological terms
An anatomical directional term that means further from the mid-point of the body or further from the point where a limb attaches to the body.
Diploblastic
Zoology; Zoological terms
Having body parts derived from two layers during embryologic development.
Digestion
Zoology; Zoological terms
Hydrolysis of complex nutrient compounds into their building-block units.
Generation time
Zoology; Zoological terms
Average age at which a female gives birth to her offspring, or the average time for a population to increase by a factor equal to the net reproductive rate.
