Amphioxus

Amphioxus, am fee AHK suhs, also called lancelet, is a small sea animal that lives in shallow... More >>

Animal

Animal. Animals come in many shapes and sizes. They live throughout the world. Animals walk or... More >>

Animal experimentation

Animal experimentation is the use of animals in biological, medical, and psychological studies.... More >>

Arthropod

Arthropod, AHR thruh pod, is any animal that belongs to the major division, or phylum, of the... More >>

Carnivore

Carnivore, KAHR nuh vawr, is any animal that eats chiefly meat. Most such animals prey on... More >>

Chordate

Chordate, KAWR dayt, is the name of a large phylum (group) of land, marine, and freshwater... More >>

Cold-blooded animal

Cold-blooded animal is an animal that has little physiological control over its body temperature.... More >>

Fauna

Fauna, FAW nuh, is the name given to the animal life of a certain period of time or of a certain... More >>

Herbivore

Herbivore, HUR buh vawr, is any animal that eats chiefly plants. Herbivores are also called... More >>

Hermaphrodite

Hermaphrodite, hur MAF ruh dyt, is an animal with both male and female organs of reproduction.... More >>

Herpetology

Herpetology, hur puh TOL uh jee, is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of reptiles... More >>

Invertebrate

Invertebrate, ihn VUR tuh briht, is an animal that lacks a vertebral column (backbone). The bones... More >>

Loch Ness monster

Loch, lok, Ness monster is a large, probably imaginary animal that some people believe lives in... More >>

Omnivore

Omnivore, OM nuh vawr, is an animal that eats both animals and plants. The brown rat and the... More >>

Oviparous animal

Oviparous animal, oh VIHP uhr uhs, is an animal that reproduces by means of fertilized eggs that... More >>