The birds to a zoologist
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AVESThe birds, to a zoologist.
tarsometatarsalrelating to the tarsometatarsus, a bird's shankbone
tweetingto make a chirping sound birds tweeting in the trees
tomialpertaining to a tomium (the cutting edge of a bird's bill)
proventricularrelating to the proventriculus, the first part of a bird's stomach
whydaha group of African birds related to the finch also WHIDAH, WHYDA
pluckedPull the feathers from (a bird's carcass) to prepare it for cooking
pluckingPull the feathers from (a bird's carcass) to prepare it for cooking
whydahsWHYDAH, a group of African birds related to the finch also WHIDAH, WHYDA
tanagrineof or pertaining to the tanagers, a family of brightly-coloured S. American birds
vertebratebackboned / a backboned animal, one belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata, including fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
debeakingRemove the upper part of the beak of (a bird) to prevent it from injuring other birds
debeaksto remove the upper beak from (a bird) to prevent egg eating or attacks on other birds
vertebratesVERTEBRATE, a backboned animal, one belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata, including fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
debeakto remove the upper beak from (a bird) to prevent egg eating or attacks on other birds
debeakedRemove the upper part of the beak of (a bird) to prevent it from injuring other birds
tertialspertaining to any of a set of flight feathers situated on the basal segment of a bird's wing
tertialpertaining to any of a set of flight feathers situated on the basal segment of a bird's wing
mealwormsThe larva of a darkling beetle (genus Tenebrio), which is widely fed to captive birds and other insectivorous animals
chalazae(in a bird's egg) Each of two twisted membranous strips joining the yolk to the ends of the shell
mealwormThe larva of a darkling beetle (genus Tenebrio), which is widely fed to captive birds and other insectivorous animals
alulaethe process of a bird's wing corresponding to the thumb and bearing a few short quills called also bastard wing
alulathe process of a bird's wing corresponding to the thumb and bearing a few short quills called also bastard wing
alulaethe group of three to six small, rather stiff feathers growing on the first digit, pollex, or thumb of a bird's wing
alularthe group of three to six small, rather stiff feathers growing on the first digit, pollex, or thumb of a bird's wing
alulathe group of three to six small, rather stiff feathers growing on the first digit, pollex, or thumb of a bird's wing
churredto make a vibrant or whirring noise like that made by some insects (as the cockchafer) or some birds (as the partridge)
accipitrineOf or relating to birds of a family that includes most diurnal birds of prey other than falcons, New World vultures, and the osprey
magpiesany of various birds (especially Pica pica) related to the jays but having a long graduated tail and black-and-white or brightly colored plumage
praecocialof or relating to birds whose young are hatched with a covering of down and can leave the nest at once to seek food also PRECOCIAL
woodpeckerany of a family of birds in the order Picariae, remarkable for modification of the skull and bill enabling the latter to be used to drill holes
rainbirdany of several birds, esp. the black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) and the yellow-billed cuckoo (C. americanus), that are said to call frequently before a rainstorm
woodpeckersWOODPECKER, any of a family of birds in the order Picariae, remarkable for modification of the skull and bill enabling the latter to be used to drill holes
chalazaseither of two spiral bands in the white of a bird's egg that extend from the yolk and attach to opposite ends of the lining membrane see egg illustration
precocialof or relating to birds whose young are hatched with a covering of down and can leave the nest at once to seek food / a bird having such young also PRAECOCIAL
jurassicnoting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago and characterized by an abundance of dinosaurs and the advent of birds and mammals
histoplasmosisInfection by a fungus found in the droppings of birds and bats in humid areas. It is not serious if confined to the lungs but can be fatal if spread throughout the body
schistosomeA parasitic flatworm that needs two hosts to complete its life cycle. The immature form infests freshwater snails, and the adult lives in the blood vessels of birds and mammals, causing bilharzia in humans
schistosomesA parasitic flatworm that needs two hosts to complete its life cycle. The immature form infests freshwater snails, and the adult lives in the blood vessels of birds and mammals, causing bilharzia in humans
coracoidpertaining to the bone that in reptiles, birds, and monotremes articulates with the scapula and the sternum and that in humans and other higher mammals is a reduced bony process of the scapula having no connection with the sternum