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GLOSSARY

The words listed here, which can Clutch Habitat
be found throughout this book, All the eggs produced The natural home

are all used to describe animals at one time by an of an animal.
animal, including birds,
and the world they live in. reptile, and fish. Herbivore

An animal that
Colony eats only plants.
A group of animals that
Abdomen Arthropod live closely together, Invertebrate
In back-boned animals, An animal with a hard such as ants. An animal without
the part of the body that outer skeleton and a backbone, such
contains the digestive jointed legs. This group Conservation as an insect.
and reproductive includes insects, spiders, Protection of wildlife
organs; in arthropods, and crustaceans. and habitats to prevent Iridescent
it is the rear part after damage or loss. Having shimmering
the head and thorax. Blubber colours that appear

Adaptation The layer of fat beneath Crustacean to change when seen
from different angles.
An animal with a
The way in which an the skin of large sea hard outer skeleton,
animal changes its body mammals, including a segmented body, Krill
seals and walruses.
or behaviour to fit in and jointed legs, such Tiny, shrimp-like
with its environment. as a crab or lobster. animals, found in great
Caecilian numbers in the world’s

Amphibian A worm-like, legless Echolocation oceans, that provide food
A back-boned animal amphibian that lives A way of locating for much larger animals,
that can live both on mostly underground. objects in air or water including some whales.
land andin water, such by bouncing sound
as a frog, toad, or newt. Camouflage waves off them. Larva
Patterns and colours The early life stage of
Antennae that protect an animal Evolution an animal between an
The pair of sense by making it hard for The process of change egg and the final adult
organs, or feelers, on enemies to see it. over many generations. form. Larvae (plural)
the heads of insects, include caterpillars
such as flies, and Carnivore Exoskeleton and tadpoles.
crustaceans, such An animal that The hard external
as lobsters and crabs. skeleton of animals Litter
eats only meat.
such as insects, spiders, The group of young
Aquatic and crustaceans. animals that are all
Living almost Carrion born at the same time
entirely in water. The rotting flesh Extinct to the same mother.
of dead animals. No individuals alive.
Arachnid Mammal
One of a group of Cephalopod Fossil An animal, usually with
animals, including One of a group of The preserved remains fur, that creates its own
spiders and scorpions, soft-bodied marine or impressions of a body heat and feeds its
that have a hard outer animals that include prehistoric animal young with milk.
skeleton and eight legs. octopuses and squids. or plant.

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