Nonruminant: alternatives and connections

A combining form or suffix from Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot; as, decapod, an animal having ten feet; phyllopod, an animal having leaflike…

One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.

An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family Actinidae. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called animal f…

The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties.

To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in animal form.

Of a different tincture from the animal itself; -- said of the eyes of a rapacious animal.

Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was…

The second stomach of a ruminating animal.

An animal destitute of human reason; any animal not human; esp. a quadruped; a beast.

Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to p…

A proteid substance present in both the animal and the vegetable kingdom. In the animal kingdom it is chiefly found in milk, and const…

Domination of the head in animal life as expressed in the physical structure; localization of important organs or parts in or near the…

an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues

That portion of food which is brought up into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.

Any animal; especially, a wild animal.

The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm.

excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from t…

A calf, lamb, kid, or other young animal fattened for slaughter; a fat animal; -- said of such animals as are used for food.