Vertebrates 척추동물 관련 단어 영영풀이

[Vertebrates 척추동물 관련 단어 영영풀이]

 

bird

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

bones

noun : the hard parts of a body that give it shape

bull

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

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

tadpole

noun : a baby frog, toad, or other amphibian

 

amphibian

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

bone marrow

noun : spongy material in the center of bones that produces blood cells

cartilage

noun : an elastic tissue found in humans and other vertebrates

characteristic

noun : a feature that helps to identify a thing or group of things

classify

verb : to sort; to assign to a category

cold-blooded

adjective : having an internal body temperature that changes with the temperature of the surroundings

diaphragm

noun : a sheet of muscle that allows the lungs to take in and release air

invertebrate

noun : an animal that has no backbone

joint

noun : a place where bones connect or join together

mammal

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

predator

noun : an animal that hunts and eats other animals to survive

prey

noun : an animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator

reptile

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

skeletal

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

skeleton

noun : the framework of bones and cartilage that supports and protects the body of a human or other vertebrate

skull

noun : the main bone structure of the head

spine

noun : a column of bones that provides the main support for a vertebrate's body; the backbone, or vertebral column

tissue

noun : a group of cells in an organism that are similar in form and perform a certain function

vertebrae

noun : the bones that make up the spine, or backbone; plural of vertebra

vertebrate

noun : an animal that has a backbone

warm-blooded

adjective : having a relatively constant internal body temperature that does not change with the temperature of the surroundings

 

mammary glands

noun : the glands in female mammals that produce milk to nourish offspring