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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Water vascular system
Zoology; Zoological terms
In echinoderms, a system of fluid-filled tubes and chambers that connects with the tube feet. The fluid in the water vascular system is under pressure, giving the tube feet their shape
Wattle
Zoology; Zoological terms
An unfeathered flap or growth of skin on the face or neck that hangs down below the head; often brightly coloured or wrinkled. Found especially on turkeys, jacanas, and some plovers
Wing-bar
Zoology; Zoological terms
A light-colored bar on a wing, formed by pale tips on the covert feathers or pale bases of the flight feathers.
Weaning
Zoology; Zoological terms
In mammals, the period when the mother gradually ceases to provide milk for her young
Weanling
Zoology; Zoological terms
A horse, either male or female, between six months and one year in age.
Gould's wild turkey
Zoology; Zoological terms
The subspecies native to the mountains of northern Mexico and southern Arizona and New Mexico. Gould's turkeys may not be hunted in the United States.
Goose chair
Zoology; Zoological terms
A low slung chair partially covered by a super magnum goose decoy, used as a blind in a decoy spread.