Otter: alternatives and connections

A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and t…

A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such speci…

A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually fo…

The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is described during the da…

A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on…

An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.

The quality of being an animal that eats meat as the main part of its diet.; "The too obvious fact that a large portion of animals are…

A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of the sides adjacent to the right angle; -- call…

A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the larg…

A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the genus Cucumis, esp. Cucumis sativus, the unripe fruit of which is eaten eit…

A carnivorous marsupial quadruped of Australia, belonging to the genus Dasyurus. There are several species.

A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species, and of related genera of the family Cervidae. The males, and in some species the fema…

A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canidae, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. vulpes), the American r…

An amphibious animal of the genus Rana and related genera, of many species. Frogs swim rapidly, and take long leaps on land. Many of t…

One of several species of similar fishes of the genus Tylosurus, of which one species (T. marinus) is common on the Atlantic coast. T.…

One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Euro…

Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididae and Locustidae. The species and genera are very numerous. The former famil…

Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Central and South America, belonging to Penelope, Pipile, Ortalis, and allied g…