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Animals Vocabulary List & Definitions
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diurnal
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occurring
or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime.
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| diversity
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the
state or condition of being unlike; dissimilarity, a variety. |
| extinction |
the
act or process of becoming or making extinct, or of being ended
or putting an end to. |
| habitat
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the natural environment of a plant or animal. |
| herbivore
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an
animal that feeds on plants. |
| invertebrate
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without
a spinal column or backbone; not vertebrate. |
| nocturnal |
active at night. |
| predator
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an
animal that eats the flesh of others. |
| prey
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the
object of a hunt or pursuit, usu. one animal caught and eaten by
another. |
| vertebrate
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a
member of the large group of animals that have a backbone or spinal
column, including mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fishes.
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| carnivore
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a
flesh-eating animal, esp. a meat-eating mammal. a plant that eats
insects. |
| conservation |
the
preservation of a resource, esp. a natural resource such as soil,
water, or forests, from loss, pollution, or waste. |
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