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Zoological terms

Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.

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Hemizygous

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A diploid organism is hemizygous for a particular gene when only one allele for the gene is present.

Imago

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The fourth, or adult, stage in the life of certain insects, such as the butterfly or moth.

Hypostracum

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The innermost layer of a snail's shell, closest to the snail's body.

Salt flats

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Barren areas with highly saline and alkaline soils, formed throught he concentration of mineral residues in salt water

Scrape nest

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A rudimentary ground nest site, usually with no lining, that a bird forms by creating a shallow depression in the ground

Sedentary

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Nonmigratory; generally used for birds that do not move long distances in dispersal or other movements

Secondary

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One of the shorter flight feathers of the wing, attached along the ulna in the inner wing

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