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cheetah |
a large, wild cat of Africa and southern Asia that has solid black spots on its fur. Cheetahs have long legs and are the fastest animal on land. Sometimes they are trained for hunting game. |
chipmunk |
a small brown animal similar to a squirrel, having a striped back and a flat, bushy tail. Chipmunks eat nuts, seeds, berries, and insects. They make underground burrows for sleeping and for storing food. Chipmunks live in North America and Asia. |
cholesterol |
a white substance, found in the tissues of humans and animals, which acts to clean the bloodstream and surrounds certain nerves. Cholesterol is made in the body but can also be obtained from animal foods such as meat and cheese. |
clam |
an animal with a soft body and a hard shell made of two hinged pieces that open and close. Many kinds of clams live in the ocean and in fresh water. People eat some kinds of clams. Clams are mollusks. [1/2 definitions] |
claw |
a thin, sharp, curved nail on the foot of an animal. [1/4 definitions] |
climber |
a person or animal that climbs. |
coat |
the fur or body hair of an animal. [1/5 definitions] |
cockle |
a small animal with a soft body and a hard shell shaped like a heart. Cockles are mollusks with two hinged shells that open and close. They are kinds of clams. People sometimes eat cockles. |
colt |
a young male horse, donkey, zebra, or related animal, usually one that is less than four years old. |
conch |
a sea animal with a soft body and a large, spiral shell. Conches are carnivorous mollusks that eat smaller mollusks such as clams. Several kinds of conches live in warm parts of the ocean all around the world. Conches are closely related to snails. [2 definitions] |
constellation |
a group of stars in the sky that is thought to look like, and is named after, an animal, object, or person. |
costume |
clothing worn to make one look like some other person, animal, or thing. [1/2 definitions] |
crab1 |
an animal with a wide, flat body covered by a hard shell. Crabs have ten legs, including a pair of claws, eyes on short stalks, and antennae. Most kinds of crabs live in the ocean and eat many kinds of food. Crabs are crustaceans, which are a kind of arthropod. The biggest crabs are larger than any other arthropod. [2 definitions] |
crayfish |
a small animal with a hard, jointed shell that lives in fresh water. Crayfish are crustaceans and are closely related to lobsters. |
creature |
a living person or animal. |
cripple |
a person or animal that cannot use a part of its body because of a disease or injury. [1/3 definitions] |
crustacean |
an animal with a hard, jointed shell. Crustaceans live in fresh or salt water. There are many kinds of crustaceans, including crabs, crayfish, lobsters, and shrimps. Crustaceans are kinds of arthropods. |
cry |
to make a sound or call characteristic of an animal. [2/6 definitions] |
daddy-longlegs |
(used with a singular or plural verb) a small animal that resembles a spider. Daddy-longlegs are arachnids and have a small, rounded body with eight very long, thin legs. |
diet1 |
the food and drink usually eaten and drunk by a person or animal. [1/3 definitions] |
disease |
a condition that causes harm to the health of a person, animal, or plant; illness; sickness. |
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