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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Zoological terms
Hemizygous
Zoology; Zoological terms
A diploid organism is hemizygous for a particular gene when only one allele for the gene is present.
Imago
Zoology; Zoological terms
The fourth, or adult, stage in the life of certain insects, such as the butterfly or moth.
Hypostracum
Zoology; Zoological terms
The innermost layer of a snail's shell, closest to the snail's body.
Salt flats
Zoology; Zoological terms
Barren areas with highly saline and alkaline soils, formed throught he concentration of mineral residues in salt water
Scrape nest
Zoology; Zoological terms
A rudimentary ground nest site, usually with no lining, that a bird forms by creating a shallow depression in the ground
Sedentary
Zoology; Zoological terms
Nonmigratory; generally used for birds that do not move long distances in dispersal or other movements
Secondary
Zoology; Zoological terms
One of the shorter flight feathers of the wing, attached along the ulna in the inner wing
