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capable of living both in water and on land

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an androgynous animal or plant has both male and female parts

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an anthropoid ape or other animal is very similar to a human

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growing or living in or near water

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relating to or living in trees

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an articulate animal has joints (=parts of the body where two bones meet)

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an asexual creature does not have sex organs

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kept in a cage

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a captive wild animal is kept in a place such as a park or zoo instead of living in its natural environment

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cold-blooded animals have a body temperature that changes to suit their environment

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used in the names of birds and animals when there are more of them than related birds and animals

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a diurnal animal is awake and active during the day

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a domestic animal is one that is kept as a pet or on a farm

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a domesticated animal has been trained to live with or work for humans

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covered in very soft small hairs or feathers

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a draught animal is used for pulling heavy things

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an extinct animal, plant, or language no longer exists

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covered with feathers, or made from feathers

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a feral cat or other animal is one that lives in a wild state but was once kept as a pet or lived on a farm

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covered with very soft hair or feathers

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able to fly

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living in water that does not contain salt

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covered with fur, or covered with something that looks like fur

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covered with fur

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used in the names of some animals and plants that are much larger than others of the same type

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used in the names of birds or animals that are larger than related birds or animals

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gregarious animals or birds live in groups

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higher plants and animals are the most advanced and developed

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with horns

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a pet that is house-trained knows that it must go outside or use a special container inside when it needs to get rid of urine or faeces from its body. The American word is housebroken.

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indigenous plants and animals belong to a region because they developed there

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a juvenile animal or plant is young

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used in the names of some animals, birds, or plants to show that they are a smaller type

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a lop-eared animal has long ears that hang by the side of its head

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a man-eating animal kills and eats people

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a mangy animal has itchy skin and is starting to lose fur because it has the disease mange

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a mature animal or plant has grown to its full size

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a migratory bird or animal is one that migrates

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relating to the place where a plant or animal has always lived

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a naturalized plant or animal is one that grows or lives in an area that people brought it to long ago

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nocturnal animals are active at night rather than during the day

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an omnivorous animal eats both plants and meat

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

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a pedigree animal comes from a family whose members have been recorded for a long time and who are all of the same breed (=type)

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a petrified plant or animal has died and gradually changed into stone

another spelling of pygmy1

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capable of producing poison

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a polymorphous animal or plant has different forms at different stages of its development

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relating to animals that kill and eat other animals

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a purebred animal comes from parents of the same breed

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a pygmy animal or plant belongs to a type that does not grow very big

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a rabid animal has rabies

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a rogue wild animal lives apart from other members of its group and is often dangerous

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living in the sea or in water that contains salt

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a savage animal is likely to attack you

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a scaly animal has skin like that of a fish or a snake

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a shy animal is afraid of people and tries to hide from them

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similar to a monkey or an ape, or connected with these animals

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social animals live in groups instead of living alone

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a spineless animal does not have a spine

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a dead animal that is stuffed has been filled with a substance so that it looks alive

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a tame animal has been trained to stay calm when people are near it, because it is used to being with them

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used about plants and animals that live in temperate areas

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territorial animals or people do not like other animals or people entering an area that they believe belongs to them

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if plants or animals are tolerant of particular conditions, they are able to exist in those conditions

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a transgenic plant or animal contains genes from a different plant or animal that have been introduced using a laboratory technique

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a tufted object or animal has tufts of something on it, or it consists of a tuft or tufts

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an animal that is untrained does not obey people

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capable of producing poison

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warm-blooded animals have a body that stays warm in both hot and cold environments. A cold-blooded animal has a body temperature that changes when their environment changes.

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if a bird or animal has webbed feet, it has skin between its toes to help it to swim well

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with toes that are joined by a piece of skin

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a well-bred animal has good qualities because of good breeding

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a wild animal or plant lives or grows on its own in natural conditions and is not raised by humans

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a winged creature has wings

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