Life Science: Animals 생명과학: 동물 관련 단어 영영풀이

[Life Science: Animals 생명과학: 동물 관련 단어 영영풀이]

 

animal

noun : a living thing that can move from place to place and that eats plants, other animals, or both

ape

noun : a furry animal, such as a chimpanzee or gorilla, that is closely related to monkeys or humans

bat

noun : a mammal with webbed wings that is mostly active at night

bear

noun : a large mammal with thick fur and a short tail

beaver

noun : a furry mammal with a large, flat tail

bee

noun : a small flying insect that can sting

beetle

noun : a kind of insect with a hard shell

bird

noun : an animal with a backbone, a beak, wings, and feathers

bull

noun : an adult male member of the cow or ox family

butterfly

noun : an insect with four wings that are often bright in color

calf

noun : a young cow, elephant, whale, or other large mammal

chick

noun : a baby bird

cricket

noun : an insect that is a cousin of a grasshopper

cub

noun : a young lion, bear, or raccoon

dead

adjective : no longer alive

deer

noun : a large mammal with hooves that may grow antlers

dolphin

noun : a kind of whale that has teeth and a beaklike snout

duck

noun : a bird that swims and makes a quacking noise

eagle

noun : a large bird of prey with large, powerful wings

earthworm

noun : a long, soft animal that has no bones and lives in damp soil

elephant

noun : a large, gray mammal with tusks and a long trunk

elk

noun : a kind of large deer

fawn

noun : a young deer

feathers

noun : the soft, fluffy parts of a bird that cover its body and make up its tail

firefly

noun : a kind of beetle that can light up

fish

noun : an animal with a backbone, fins, and gills that lives in water

fox

noun : a medium-sized mammal related to a dog that has a bushy tail

frog

noun : a small, cold-blooded animal with long back legs that can live on land and in water

giraffe

noun : a large mammal with a very long neck and long legs

goat

noun : a medium-sized mammal with hooves, horns, and a short tail

hawk

noun : a bird with a long tail and hooked beak that eats other animals

hippopotamus

noun : a large plant-eating mammal with huge jaws that lives in water much of the time; a hippo

horse

noun : a large animal with four legs that people sometimes ride

horse

noun : large four-legged mammals that people sometimes ride

kid

noun : a young goat

kind

noun : a group of plants, animals, or things that are similar

lamb

noun : a young sheep

lion

noun : a big, wild cat that is mostly found in Africa

living

adjective : alive or capable of life

lizard

noun : an animal with a long, scaly body and four legs

monkey

noun : a furry mammal with a long tail, related to apes

mouse

noun : a small mammal with a pointed nose and long, thin tail

nonliving

adjective : not alive or capable of life

owl

noun : a bird that hunts and is active at night

panda

noun : a bear from China that eats bamboo and has black-and-white fur

pig

noun : a mammal with a flat snout, hooves, and very little hair

piglet

noun : a young pig

polar bear

noun : a large white bear that lives in the Arctic region

rabbit

noun : a small mammal with long ears that hops and eats plants

rat

noun : a mammal that looks like a big mouse

seal

noun : a sea mammal with flippers that eats fish

shark

noun : a fish with a big fin on its back

sheep

noun : a medium-sized mammal with hooves and a thick, woolly coat

skunk

noun : a mammal with black-and-white fur that can spray a smelly liquid

snail

noun : a small animal with no backbone that has a shell in the shape of a spiral

snake

noun : a reptile with a long body and no legs

spider

noun : an animal with eight legs that can spin a web

starfish

noun : an animal that lives in the ocean and is shaped like a star

swan

noun : a large bird with a long neck that lives near water

tiger

noun : a large, wild cat with stripes

toad

noun : a small animal that is much like a frog

turkey

noun : a large bird with a nearly bald head that is often raised for its meat

whale

noun : a very large mammal that lives in the ocean

wild

adjective : in a natural state; not controlled by humans

worm

noun : a long, soft animal that has no bones

zebra

noun : a large mammal that has black-and-white stripes

zoo

noun : a park with wild animals

 

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alpaca

noun : a long-haired South American mammal that is a relative of a llama

amphibian

noun : a cold-blooded animal with a backbone that generally spends some time in water and some time on land

antelope

noun : any of a group of fast-running, deerlike animals that are related to cattle, bison, sheep, and goats

armadillo

noun : an armored mammal with bony plates

baboon

noun : a large ground-dwelling monkey with a doglike muzzle

beast

noun : an animal, especially one that is large or dangerous

bilby

noun : a burrowing mammal with a pouch, pointed nose, and pointed ears

billy goat

noun : a male goat

breed

noun : a group of animals or plants with similar characteristics that have been developed through controlled reproduction

breed

verb : breed (v.) to come together to reproduce, or make a baby

camel

noun : large mammals with one or two humps that live in dry habitats

canine

noun : a member of a group of mammals that include dogs and their close relatives; a dog

captivity

noun : the state of being confined or without freedom

carnivore

noun : an animal that only eats meat

castings

noun : the solid waste of an earthworm

cheetah

noun : a big, spotted cat that runs very fast

chimpanzee

noun : a mid-sized great ape that lives in Africa and spends its time on the ground and in trees

chipmunk

noun : a small, striped ground squirrel that lives in a burrow

cocoon

noun : a covering that protects something

coyote

noun : a wild mammal in the dog family that resembles a small wolf

creature

noun : an animal

crest

noun : a showy group of feathers or hair at the top of an animal’s head

diurnal

adjective : active during the daytime

domesticate

verb : to raise an animal or plant so that it can live easily with or to the benefit of people

droppings

noun : solid waste passed out of the body of an animal

feeler

noun : a movable part of some animals that sticks out from the body and is used for touching

feline

noun : a member of a group of mammals that are closely related to cats

feral

adjective : escaped from humans and running wild

ferret

noun : a long-bodied mammal in the weasel family that is kept as a pet

food

noun : a source of energy for living things

gopher

noun : a burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches

grizzly bear

noun : a large type of brown bear that lives in western North America

groundhog

noun : a woodchuck; a larger cousin of a squirrel

handle

verb : to use a hand to touch, hold, or move something

herbivore

noun : an animal that only eats plants

herbivorous

adjective : eating only plants

herd

noun : a group of large land animals, especially hoofed animals

insect

noun : a small animal with six legs, three body parts, and usually two sets of wings

jaguar

noun : a large spotted cat native to Central and South America

jaws

noun : the mouth of a toothed animal, especially a dangerous one

joey

noun : a young marsupial, such as a kangaroo, wallaby, koala, or opossum

kangaroo

noun : a large mammal with a pouch, strong hind legs, and a thick tail

koala

noun : a tree-dwelling mammal that eats eucalyptus leaves and has a pouch

leopard

noun : a large cat that has a brown coat with black spots

lioness

noun : a female lion

llama

noun : a long-haired South American mammal that is a relative of an alpaca

mammal

noun : a warm-blooded animal with a backbone and hair or fur that nurses its young and has babies that are born live

mole

noun : a small mammal with very small eyes that lives in a burrow

moose

noun : a large deer with big, flat antlers

newt

noun : a small salamander that is semi aquatic

nocturnal

adjective : active at night rather than during the day

nutrients

noun : substances that living things need to live, stay healthy, and grow

octopus

noun : a sea animal with a soft body and eight arms with suckers

omnivore

noun : an animal that eats both plants and animals

opossum

noun : a primitive mammal about the size of a cat that looks similar to a large rat

pack

noun : a group of wolves or wild dogs

platypus

noun : an Australian mammal that lays eggs and lives in rivers and streams

porcupine

noun : a mammal that has quills (sharp spines) covering its body

prairie dog

noun : a kind of squirrel that lives in a burrow

python

noun : any of a variety of large snakes that kill by coiling around their prey and squeezing the breath out of them

raccoon

noun : a mammal that has a dark mask and a ringed tail

reindeer

noun : a type of deer that lives in cold regions of Europe, Asia, and North America

reptile

noun : a cold-blooded animal with a backbone that is covered with scales or horny plates

rhinoceros

noun : a large, heavy hoofed mammal with thick, folded skin and one or two horns on its nose

scat

noun : solid waste passed out of the body of an animal

sensor

noun : a bodily structure that senses and reacts to a signal or change in conditions

skeletal

adjective : of or having to do with the skeleton; resembling a skeleton

sloth

noun : a slow-moving mammal of Central and South America that lives in trees

slug

noun : a small animal that looks a snail without a shell

squirrel

noun : a small mammal with a bushy tail that climbs trees

tortoise

noun : a turtle that lives on land

wallaby

noun : any of many smaller-sized relatives of the kangaroo that have thick, soft fur and pouches

zoologist

noun : a biologist who studies animal life

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 fauna

noun : animal life in general, or the animals that live in a specific region

neuron

noun : a nerve cell that carries information within the brain and between the brain and other parts of the body

okapi

noun : a large hoofed mammal related to the giraffe

pangolin

noun : a mammal with a long snout and long tail that is covered with large horny scales