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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Zoological terms
Mouthparts
Zoology; Zoological terms
Appendages located close to the mouth of some animals that function in the manipulating of food.
Morphology
Zoology; Zoological terms
The physical attributes (form and structure) characteristic of an organism.
Rictal bristles
Zoology; Zoological terms
Stiff, hair-like modified contour feathers that occur in a row and project from each side of the corners of the mouth (ritus).
Reverse migration
Zoology; Zoological terms
A phenomenon in which migrating individuals orient in the direction opposite the normal one for the species at that season
Watchlist
Zoology; Zoological terms
A conservation programme identifying species that are declining or have limited ranges but are not yet threatened or endangered. The WatchList is a cooperative project of the National Audubon Society ...
Wing-flicking
Zoology; Zoological terms
A rapid movement of the wings of a bird otherwise at rest; seen, for example, in some kinglets and Empidonax flycatchers. Such movements along with pumping of the tail, are sometimes described as ...
Xenophobic alliance
Zoology; Zoological terms
A union or coalition of individual chimpanzees within a group that challenges any conspecific intruders that threaten or encroach upon their territory and its boundaries.
