Marine Animals 해양 동물 영영풀이

[Marine Animals 해양 동물 영영풀이]

 

clam

noun : a shellfish with a soft body and two hinged shells that are the same size

crab

noun : a sea animal that has a wide shell, ten legs, and eyes at the ends of stems

dolphin

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

fin

noun : a flat, thin part of a fish or marine mammal that is used for swimming

fish

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

gills

noun : the organs that fish and many other aquatic animals use for breathing

seal

noun : a sea mammal with flippers that eats fish

shark

noun : a fish with a big fin on its back

shell

noun : the hard cover on the outside of some animals' bodies

snail

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

starfish

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

whale

noun : a very large mammal that lives in the ocean

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abalone

noun : an edible shellfish that has a flat shell lined with mother-of-pearl

anemone

noun : a plantlike, marine invertebrate whose tentacles often look like flower petals

aquarium

noun : a tank that holds water animals and plants; also, a building that is like a zoo for marine animals

baleen

noun : a material in the mouth of certain whales that filters food from ocean water

barnacle

noun : a crustacean that forms a hard shell and attaches itself to an underwater surface, such as a rock or ship bottom

bask

verb : to rest and soak up sunlight

bivalve

noun : a member of a group of marine mollusks that have a pair of shells connected by a hinge

blowhole

noun : a hole at the top of a whale's or dolphin's head, through which it breathes

blubber

noun : fat under the skin that keeps marine mammals warm

conch

noun : a type of saltwater snail that has a spiral shell

crawdad

noun : a freshwater crustacean that looks like a small lobster

eel

noun : a fish with a long, snakelike body

feeler

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

filter

verb : to pass something, such as a liquid or a gas, through a device or material to separate out unwanted items

flippers

noun : wide, flat limbs on some sea animals such as whales, seals, and sea turtles

grazer

noun : an animal that feeds on grass or another stationary food source

hermit crab

noun : a crab with a soft abdomen that lives in an old shell for protection

horseshoe crab

noun : a type of arthropod also called a limulus

jaws

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

jellyfish

noun : a marine animal that has a soft, dome-shaped body and long, stinging tentacles for hunting and protection

krill

noun : tiny crustaceans that live in oceans and are food for many other animals

leatherback turtle

noun : a large sea turtle whose shell is made of a thick, leathery material

lobster

noun : a large crustacean with a long, segmented body and five legs, the first pair of which are pincers

medusa

noun : an adult jellyfish

mollusk

noun : a member of a group of invertebrates that have a soft, unsegmented body, and usually one or two shells; includes snails and octopuses

mussel

noun : a type of clam with a black, brown, or dark purple shell

octopus

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

orca

noun : a large black-and-white dolphin

otter

noun : a mammal that lives mostly in water and eats fish and shellfish

oyster

noun : a kind of mollusk with two shells that are irregular in shape and have a rough surface

planula

noun : the larva of a jellyfish

pod

noun : a group of dolphins or whales that live together

porpoise

noun : a small toothed whale that is a relative of a dolphin

ray

noun : a wide, flat, usually diamond-shaped fish with winglike side fins and a long, thin tail

sea cow

noun : another name for a manatee or a dugong (a close relative of a manatee)

sea cucumber

noun : an echinoderm with a thick, sausage-shaped body and many tube feet

sea lion

noun : a mammal with long front flippers that lives along coasts

sea siren

noun : a beautiful, make-believe creature that is half woman and half fish; a mermaid

sea snake

noun : a venomous snake that lives in tropical waters in the Indian and Pacific oceans

sea turtle

noun : a large reptile with a shell and flippers that lives in the ocean

sea urchin

noun : a spine-covered marine invertebrate in the same animal group as sea stars

sensor

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

shellfish

noun : animals that have shells and live in the water

shrimp

noun : a small shellfish that has a long body and ten legs

smack

noun : a group of jellyfish

spawning

noun : the process of producing and depositing eggs

spines

noun : hard, pointed parts on the body of some plants, mammals, fish, and invertebrates

spiny

adjective : having prickles or thorns

sponge

noun : a member of a group of primitive marine invertebrates with a porous body that permanently attaches to a solid surface as an adult

squid

noun : a water animal with a long body, eight arms, and two tentacles

tentacles

noun : long, flexible limbs on an animal, especially an invertebrate

touch tank

noun : an uncovered display containing invertebrates that visitors can touch and learn about

univalve

noun : a kind of mollusk whose shell is all one piece

vertebrate

noun : an animal that has a backbone

walrus

noun : a swimming mammal similar to a large seal with tusks

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 bloodworm

noun : a worm found in a tidal area that may be up to 15 inches long

carapace

noun : the upper shell that covers the back of a crustacean, turtle, or armadillo

cetacean

noun : any kind of whale, including a dolphin or a porpoise

crustacean

noun : a member of a group of mostly aquatic invertebrates; includes crabs, lobsters, and shrimp

echinoderm

noun : an invertebrate animal with spiny or hard skin and a body with five branches

exoskeleton

noun : a hard external skeleton that covers the body of some invertebrates

false crawl

noun : when a female sea turtle comes onto land but returns to the ocean without nesting

gastropod

noun : a type of mollusk that moves on one foot

hammerhead shark

noun : a type of shark that has flattened projections on either side of its head

nacre

noun : the material oysters use to make their shells and to make pearls

nudibranch

noun : a kind of mollusk without a shell that lives on the ocean floor

pinniped

noun : a carnivorous, aquatic mammal with flippers, such as a seal or walrus

plankton

noun : tiny plants and animals that live on or near the ocean's surface

plastron

noun : the lower shell that covers the belly of a turtle

polyp

noun : a small sea invertebrate, such as coral, that has a tube-like body and a tentacled mouth

quahog

noun : a Native American word for a hard-shelled clam

red tide

noun : a toxic algal bloom in an ocean that can be fatal to aquatic plants and animals

seahorse

noun : a fish with a curled tail and a head that looks like a horse

Sirenia

noun : the group of mammals that manatees belong to

trilobite

noun : a common prehistoric sea animal that was covered with a soft shell

tube feet

noun : tube-shaped structures on the bodies of most echinoderms that are used for holding things and for getting from place to place

zooplankton

noun : microscopic animals that live in a body of water