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Zoological terms

Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.

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Hacking

Zoology; Zoological terms

A conservation and rehabilitation practise in which birds released into the wild are prvisioned with food while they gradually become independent

Heterodactyly

Zoology; Zoological terms

Arrangement of the toes in which the inner front toe is turned backward such that two toes point forward and two backward.

Hermaphroditic

Zoology; Zoological terms

A type of animal in which each individual possesses both male and female reproductive organs.

Hibernation

Zoology; Zoological terms

State of winter dormancy associated with lowered body temperature and metabolism.

Heterotroph

Zoology; Zoological terms

An organism that utilises organic materials as a source of energy and nutrients.

Herbaceous

Zoology; Zoological terms

Having a stem that remains soft and succulent; not woody.

Herbivore

Zoology; Zoological terms

An organism that consumes living plants or their parts.

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