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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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Satellite bull
Zoology; Zoological terms
A younger bull elk who is not the dominant bull in a breeding herd of elk. Satellite bulls may include both raghorns and mature bulls without harems of cows.
Sage hen
Zoology; Zoological terms
A term for sage grouse, a member of the grouse family found in sagebrush flats in the Western United States. A mature bird can weight 7-8 pounds.
Tularemia
Zoology; Zoological terms
An infectious disease of wild rabbits caused by a bacterium that may be carried by ticks and transmitted to man; also called rabbit fever. Hunters who fail to wear rubber gloves when dressing rabbits ...
Versatile breeds
Zoology; Zoological terms
Continental dogs that point birds, retrieve ducks and hunt fur. The most popular continental dogs in the US are the German short-haired pointer and the Brittany.
Warbles
Zoology; Zoological terms
Small, harmless, worm-like parasites (the larvae of the warble fly) often found beneath the skin of rabbits.
Pharynx
Zoology; Zoological terms
In vertebrates, a tube leading from nose and mouth to the larynx and esophagus; conducts air during breathing and food during breathing and food during swallowing; the throat; it is also used in ...
