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plankton
Microscopic plants and animals.
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retrices
Tail feathers that are used in flight.
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special concern
Animals that need special protection because they are vulnerable to environmental threats but they do not warrant an endangered or threatened status. This category would also be applied to animals tha [..]
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cloaca
The posterior opening that serves as the only opening for the intestinal, reproductive, and urinary tract of certain animals such as birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
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addled
Inviable. An egg that contains a dead embryo.
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aerie
A birds nest. Raptor nests are most commonly referred to as an aerie.
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altricial
Born in a relatively underdeveloped state as is the case of peregrine falcon chicks.
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amphipod
An animal belonging to the order (Amphipoda) of small crustaceans (such as a sand flea) having a thin, flattened body.
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anal scale
In snakes, a scale or plate just in front of the cloaca. The scale can either be single or paired.
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