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Animals

carnivore	any animal that eats meat		lihansyöjä/petoeläin
prey	an animal, a bird, etc. that is hunted, killed and eaten by another	The lion will often stalk its prey for hours.	saalis
breed	a particular type of animal that has been developed by people in a certain way, especially a type of dog, cat or farm animal	Labradors and other large breeds of dog	rotu
domesticate	to make a wild animal used to living with or working for humans	Mammals were first domesticated for their milk.	kesyttää
endangered	(used especially about groups of animals, plants, etc.) at risk of no longer existing	The sea turtle is an endangered species .	uhanalainen
habitat	the place where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found	The panda's natural habitat is the bamboo forest.	elinympäristö
calico cat	a cat with black, brown, orange and white fur	Calico cats are typically female.	kilpikonnakuvioinen kissa
feline	a cat; an animal of the cat family		kissaeläin
alligator	a large reptile similar to a crocodile, with a long tail, hard skin and very big jaws, that lives in rivers and lakes in North and South America and China		alligaattori
reptile	any animal that has cold blood and skin covered in scales, and that lays eggs. Snakes, crocodiles and tortoises are all reptiles.		matelija

Birds

migrate	(of birds, animals, etc.) to move from one part of the world to another according to the season	Swallows migrate south in winter.	muuttaa
incubate	incubate something (of a bird) to sit on its eggs in order to keep them warm until they hatch		hautoa
hatch	hatch (out) (of a young bird, fish, insect, etc.) to come out of an egg	the newly hatched chicks	kuoriutua
nest	to make and use a nest	Thousands of seabirds are nesting on the cliffs.	pesiytyä
beak	the hard pointed or curved outer part of a bird’s mouth	The gull held the fish in its beak.	nokka
plumage	the feathers covering a bird’s body	to be in summer/winter plumage	höyhenpeite
wing	one of the parts of the body of a bird, insect or bat that it uses for flying	The swan flapped its wings noisily.	siipi
bald eagle	a North American bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with a white head and white tail feathers. It is used as a symbol of the US.
cockatiel	an Australian parrot with a grey body and a yellow and orange face
owl	a bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with large round eyes, that hunts at night. Owls are traditionally thought to be wise.		pöllö

Insects

poisonous	causing death or illness if swallowed or taken into the body	This bug is poisonous	myrkyllinen
sting	sting (somebody/something) (of an insect or plant) to touch your skin or make a very small hole in it so that you feel a sharp pain	I was stung on the arm by a wasp.	pistää
cobweb	a fine net of threads made by a spider to catch insects; a single thread of this net (usually used when it is old and covered with dirt)	Thick cobwebs hung in the dusty corners.
hive	a structure made for bees to live in	studying the life of bees in the hive
cocoon	a cover or case of silk threads that some insects make to protect themselves before they become adults
grub	the young form of an insect, that looks like a small fat worm
antenna	either of the two long thin parts on the heads of some insects and some animals that live in shells, used to feel and touch things with
pest	an insect or animal that destroys plants, food, etc.	These birds provide a useful function in controlling insect pests.
chrysalis	the form of an insect, especially a butterfly or moth, while it is changing into an adult inside a hard case, also called a chrysalis
moth	a flying insect with a long thin body and four large wings, like a butterfly, but less brightly coloured. Moths fly mainly at night and are attracted to bright lights.		yöperhonen

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