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Zoological terms

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

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Medusa

Zoology; Zoological terms

A stage in the life cycle of a coelenterate in which it is free-swimming.

Maxilla

Zoology; Zoological terms

The upper part of a bird's bill, also referred to as the upper mandible.

Mantle

Zoology; Zoological terms

A group of feathers located on the mid-back of a bird.

Mare.

Zoology; Zoological terms

A female horse, more than four years old

Oscines

Zoology; Zoological terms

One of two major subdivisions of the order Passeriformes. Oscines have a more complex syrinx and distinctive DNA patterns and middle ear bone shapes, and they generally must learn their most complex ...

Pleiotropy

Zoology; Zoological terms

The control of more than one phenotypic characteristic by a single gene or set of genes. Pleiotropy occurs when a single gene controls multiple phenotypic traits.

Ostracum

Zoology; Zoological terms

The middle, shell building layer, of a snail's shell. Consists of prism-shaped calcium carbonate crystals and organic (proteid) molecules.

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