| bison |
a similar animal that lives in Europe. Both kinds of bison are closely related. [1/2 definitions] |
| blue whale |
a mammal that lives in the ocean. Blue whales are the largest kind of animal that has ever lived. They can grow up to 100 feet long and weigh up to 150 tons. Their large mouths have baleen instead of teeth. Blue whales use baleen to filter lots of very small food such as shrimp from ocean water. |
| body |
all the physical material that makes up a person or animal, including limbs, organs, tissue, and other parts. [2/5 definitions] |
| bone |
the hard tissue that forms the skeleton of a person or animal. [1/2 definitions] |
| breed |
a particular type or kind of animal or plant. [1/4 definitions] |
| bristle |
a short, stiff hair on an animal. [1/4 definitions] |
| brute |
any animal that is not human. [1/2 definitions] |
| buck2 |
of an animal, to leap off the ground and come down with stiff front legs. [1/3 definitions] |
| bug |
(informal) any insect or small crawling animal, such as a tick or spider. [1/6 definitions] |
| bunny |
(informal) an animal with long ears, a short tail, and soft fur; a young rabbit. |
| call |
the sound made by a bird or animal. [1/10 definitions] |
| camel |
a large animal with long legs and a long neck. Camels are domesticated mammals; people use camels for riding and for carrying loads across deserts. Camels from the deserts of Central Asia have two humps. Camels from northern Africa and the Middle East have one hump. |
| canal |
a part of an animal or plant body that is like a tube. Some canals carry air, and others carry liquids. [1/2 definitions] |
| canine |
an animal of the dog family. [1/3 definitions] |
| carcass |
the body of a dead animal. |
| caribou |
an animal with long legs and a long neck. Caribou are mammals with antlers and hooves. They live in the northern part of North America. Caribou are closely related to moose and other kinds of deer. Both male and female caribou have antlers. |
| carnivore |
an animal that eats the flesh of other animals. |
| cell |
a tiny unit of plant or animal life, having a nucleus and surrounded by a very thin membrane. [1/4 definitions] |
| centipede |
a small animal with a narrow body like a worm. A centipede's body is divided into many segments, each having a pair of legs. The front legs have poison claws. Centipedes are a kind of arthropod and are active at night. |
| champion |
a person or animal that has taken first place in a contest or game; winner. [1/3 definitions] |
| 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. |