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a completely grown animal

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an animal such as a frog or toad that lives mainly on land, but produces its eggs and develops into its adult form in water

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any living thing that can move independently and that has senses for recognizing and reacting to the environment around it. Animals are divided into two groups, vertebrates and invertebrates

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a member of a type of animal called arthropods that have four pairs of legs. Spiders and scorpions are arachnids.

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a type of animal that has jointed legs, a body divided into several parts, and a skeleton on the outside. Insects are arthropods.

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used in the name of some animals that are similar to bears

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an animal, especially a dangerous or strange one

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an animal that is used for carrying heavy things, for example a donkey or a camel

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large wild animals such as lions that people hunt as a sport

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an animal that walks on two legs

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an animal covered in feathers, with two wings for flying and a hard pointed mouth called a beak or a bill. Birds build nests, in which female birds lay eggs.

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a group of animals that have particular characteristics that make them different from others of the same species. The characteristics have often been produced in a controlled way by mating particular animals.

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a big strong animal

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an animal that you do not like or that frightens you

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an exact copy of an animal or plant created in a laboratory from the animal’s or plant’s dna

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an animal that someone keeps for company and enjoyment. The more usual word is ‘pet’.

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an animal that is a mixture of two different breeds

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an animal that is a mixture of two different breeds

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a sea animal such as a crab or a lobster with a hard shell and several pairs of legs

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a type of animal or plant that may soon become extinct (=disappear from the world)

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a bird, insect, or animal that flies in a particular way

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an old word for ‘bird’

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wild animals, birds, and fish that people hunt, usually for food

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a mollusc such as a snail that moves by using one large flat foot

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an animal that is grey in colour, especially a horse or a cat

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a person, animal, or plant that has both male and female sex organs

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a human, or an ancient creature from which humans developed

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a small animal that has six legs and often has wings. There are many different types of insects, such as bees, flies, and beetles.

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a small animal without a backbone, for example an insect or a worm

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a person or animal that jumps

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an animal that is born from its mother’s body, not from an egg, and drinks its mother’s milk as a baby. Humans, dogs, and cows are all mammals.

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an animal whose babies live in a pocket in the mother’s skin on the outside of her stomach until they are completely developed

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a bird or animal that travels to a different part of the world for warmer weather at a particular time of the year

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an animal that has a soft body with no bones and is usually covered by a hard shell, for example a snail or an octopus

the American spelling of mollusc

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a plant or animal that is different from others of its type as a result of a change in its genes

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a large animal with thick skin, for example an elephant or a rhinoceros

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an animal such as a horse or donkey that is used for carrying heavy loads

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a plant or animal that lives in or on another type of animal and feeds on it

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an animal or plant that produces a new animal or plant

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an animal whose parents, grandparents etc were all of the same breed (=type)

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an insect or small animal that damages plants or supplies of food

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an animal or bird that you keep in your home and look after

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kept as a pet or relating to pets

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an animal or plant that has different forms at different stages of its development

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an animal that is caught by another animal and eaten

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an animal belonging to the same group as humans, which includes monkeys and apes

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an animal that walks on four legs

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a type of cold-blooded animal that gives birth to young animals as eggs and whose body is covered in scales (=flat hard pieces of skin). Snakes and crocodiles are reptiles.

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a type of small animal that has long sharp front teeth, for example a mouse

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the smallest and weakest animal of a litter (=a group born at the same time)

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a snake, especially a large one

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a long thin animal with no legs and a smooth skin. Some snakes have a poisonous bite that can kill.

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a plant or animal that is different in a noticeable way from other plants or animals of the same type

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a particular type of animal, insect, or plant

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a pet that is lost or has left its home

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a dead animal that has been stuffed

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an insect or other small animal that carries diseases between larger animals and humans, but is not itself harmed by the disease

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small animals or insects that cause damage or disease

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an animal with a backbone, for example a mammal, a bird, or a fish

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an animal or plant that develops physical features that are not normal for its type

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