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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Rachis
Zoology; Zoological terms
The rachis is the section of the central shaft of a feather to which the vanes are attached.
Radula
Zoology; Zoological terms
A rough, raspy tongue used to grate food, characteristic of most mollusks.
Range
Zoology; Zoological terms
The geographic area or spatial distribution in which a species is normally found.
Synapomorphy
Zoology; Zoological terms
A new trait or structural feature that arises in an evolving lineage that is shared between two or more sister groups that illustrates their close relationship.
Supplemental plumage
Zoology; Zoological terms
A generation of feathers, additional to the basic and alternate plumages, found in a few birds that have more than two moults per year
Subelliptical
Zoology; Zoological terms
Egg shape rounded at both ends but elongated and tapering toward the rounded ends, with the broadest point nearer one end than the other
Subspecies
Zoology; Zoological terms
A geographical subset of a species showing discrete differences in morphology or coloration compared to other members of the species.
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