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Heterodont :: Heterodont (n.) Any animal with heterodont dentition.

Suprastapedial :: Suprastapedial (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, that part of the columella of the ear which projects above the connection with the stapes, as in many animals..

Twattle :: Twattle (v. t.) To make much of, as a domestic animal; to pet..

Actinal :: Actinal (a.) Pertaining to the part of a radiate animal which contains the mouth.

Annulata :: Annulata (n. pl.) A class of articulate animals, nearly equivalent to Annelida, including the marine annelids, earthworms, Gephyrea, Gymnotoma, leeches, etc. See Annelida..

Homogenesis :: Homogenesis (n.) That method of reproduction in which the successive generations are alike, the offspring, either animal or plant, running through the same cycle of existence as the parent; gamogenesis; -- opposed to heterogenesis..

Epipubis :: Epipubis (n.) A cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in some amphibians and other animals.

Endoparasite :: Endoparasite (n.) Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; -- opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozoon..

Isopathy :: Isopathy (n.) The theory of curing a diseased organ by eating the analogous organ of a healthy animal.

Euxanthin :: Euxanthin (n.) A yellow pigment imported from India and China. It has a strong odor, and is said to be obtained from the urine of herbivorous animals when fed on the mango. It consists if a magnesium salt of euxanthic acid. Called also puri, purree, and Indian yellow..

Tonic :: Tonic (a.) Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions..

Height :: Height (n.) The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the level of the sea; altitude; the measure upward from a surface, as the floor or the ground, of animal, especially of a man; stature..

Voltaism :: Voltaism (n.) That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical action between metals and different liquids; voltaic electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of electricity; -- called also galvanism, from Galvani, on account of his experiments showing the remarkable influence of this agent on animals..

Zoonic :: Zoonic (a.) Of or pertaining to animals; obtained from animal substances.

Anime :: Anime (a.) Of a different tincture from the animal itself; -- said of the eyes of a rapacious animal.

Zoomorphism :: Zoomorphism (n.) The representation of God, or of gods, in the form, or with the attributes, of the lower animals..

Calorificient :: Calorificient (a.) Having, or relating to the power of producing heat; -- applied to foods which, being rich in carbon, as the fats, are supposed to give rise to heat in the animal body by oxidation..

Disk :: Disk (n.) A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc..

Shoulder :: Shoulder (n.) The upper joint of the fore leg and adjacent parts of an animal, dressed for market; as, a shoulder of mutton..

Hyrax :: Hyrax (n.) Any animal of the genus Hyrax, of which about four species are known. They constitute the order Hyracoidea. The best known species are the daman (H. Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (H. capensis) of South Africa. Other species are H. arboreus and H. Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman..

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