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Rabbit or Hare?
Some common differences between hares and rabbits:
Though hares and rabbits are closely related, there are some differences that show them apart:
Rabbits are smaller than the hares in size; rabbits look rounder and shorter, and furrier.
Hares have much longer ears and longer and stronger back legs than those of the rabbits.
Hare live and give [...]
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alligator
a crawling animal – reptile – related to the crocodiles; found near or in the lakes or rivers of southern America and China
male ~~ bull
female ~~ cow
baby ~~ hatchling
group ~~ congregation; bask; pod (of young)
voice (call) ~~ bellow
Special Features:
The American alligator is the state reptile of Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi, USA.
Alligator skin is made into [...]
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zorro
(also ‘small-eared dog’, ‘small-eared fox’, ‘small-eared zorro’; also known as “false fox”)
a kind of animal – mammal – four-legged – meat-eating – nocturnal (= active at night) – with short, thick, dark grey to black fur on the sides, a dark band running along the back and tail, and reddish-brown and white on the underside, [...]
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zoophyte
a kind of very small sea animal – soft bodied very small animals that live close together in large groups (colonies) and form a plant-like structure.
Some of the zoophytes are corals, sponges, sea anemone, etc.
Figures of Speech:
zoophyte (noun) = an Australian foursome pop music band
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zebra
{plural – the same spelling and pronunciation ‘zebra’, or with an ‘s’, ‘zebras’}
a kind of animal – mammal – four-legged – grass-eating – (mostly) diurnal (active during day) – related to the horse family – donkey-like body, short, thick coat (body hair) with white or pale brown stripes on black back-ground and white on the [...]
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yellowjacket
(also ‘yellow-jacket’, and some authorities use a space in between the two words: ‘yellow jacket’)
a kind of insect – stinging – diurnal (= active during day) – belongs to the wasp family, and closely related to the hornet – small with an exoskeleton (= tough, flexible outer cover) with black and yellow body in [...]
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yak
a kind of animal – mammal – four-legged – grass-eating – related to the ox family – large with brown or black, long, shaggy hair, large head, wide forehead with large, straight ears growing sideways, a pair of horns spread out and upwards, front facing round, clear eyes, long, blunt muzzle, thick neck, a small [...]
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wryneck
(the letter ‘w’ is silent)
a kind of bird – belongs to the ‘woodpecker’ family – greyish all over with (dark) brown and buff mottling, large head, with relatively long, pointed beak (bill) with long, barbed and sticky tongue, relatively long neck, moderately long, slender legs with long toes – two facing forward and two facing [...]
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