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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Zoological terms
Philtre feeder
Zoology; Zoological terms
An organism that philtres food particles from its surrounding aqueous environment. It strains the water using sieve-like structures. Examples of philtre feeders include clams and baleen whales.
Feral
Zoology; Zoological terms
Pertaining to an animal that comes from domesticated stock and that has subsequently taken up life in the wild.
Femur
Zoology; Zoological terms
The thigh bone in vertebrates that have four limbs or the third segment of the leg in insects.
Foetus
Zoology; Zoological terms
An embryo that is in the later stages of devemlopment but is still in the egg or uterus.
Fauna
Zoology; Zoological terms
The entire set of animals that live in an area or during a period of time.
Faeces
Zoology; Zoological terms
The indigestible waste that an animal expells from its digestive tract.
Fecundity
Zoology; Zoological terms
A measure of the rate at which an individual organism reproduces.
