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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Zoological terms
Polymorphism
Zoology; Zoological terms
Occurrence in several forms, the existence in the same species, or other natural group of several morphological types
Osteichthyes
Zoology; Zoological terms
The class of fishes characterised by a swim bladder, bony skeletal systems, and an operculum.
Palearctic
Zoology; Zoological terms
The biogeographic region that includes Europe, North Africa (north of the Sahara), northern Arabia.
Oval
Zoology; Zoological terms
Egg shape that is rounded at the largest end and tapered at the oterh end. Often used to describe the typical egg shape.
Orbital ring
Zoology; Zoological terms
A fleshy ring around the eye; contrastingly coloured in some species.
Spy hopping .
Zoology; Zoological terms
A form of cetacean behaviour that consists of rising vertically out of the water, head first, and scanning the entire surrounding area while rotating
