Zoological terms

Zoological terms

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

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Zoological terms

Biome

Zoology; Zoological terms

A distinct group lifeforms and the environment in which they are found.

Biota

Zoology; Zoological terms

The living components (fauna and flora) of an ecosystem or habitat.

The delayed development of a bird's definitive plumage such that the bird reaches sexual maturity before its replaces its immature plumage has been relaced. Occurs more frequently in the males of a ...

Definitive plumage

Zoology; Zoological terms

The mature plumage of a bird attained after the moulting of all immature plumages. Definitive plumage does not change as the bird ages and is renewed after each moult with identically marked plumage.

Delphinidae .

Zoology; Zoological terms

A taxonomic group of marine mammals that includes dolphins and their relatives. The delphinidae, or Family Delphinidae, belong to the Order Cetacea and is the most diverse of all groups of cetaceans

Chronobiology

Zoology; Zoological terms

The field of biology that examines the rhythms (timing and duration) of biological activity or phenomena (eating, sleeping, mating, migration, cellular regeneration, etc.).

Dabble

Zoology; Zoological terms

A behaviour in birds that involves reaching the bill into shallow water to forage for food. This behaviour does not involve diving or leaving the surface of the water.