Animals — Lesson 14 · English 10000

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chick

tʃɪk

young bird especially of domestic fowl

The chick peeps softly in the nest.

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chicks

tʃɪks

young bird especially of domestic fowl

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chimp

tʃɪmp

intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

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chimpanzee

tʃɪmˈpæn.ziː

intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

The chimpanzee used a stick as a tool.

Specimen

chimpanzees

ˌtʃɪmpənˈziːz

intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

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chimps

tʃɪmps

intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

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cicada

sɪˈkeɪdə

stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone

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cicadas

sɪˈkeɪdəz

stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone

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clam

klæm

burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness

We dug for clams at low tide.

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claws

klɔːz

sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles

The cat scratches with its claws.

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cobras

ˈkoʊ.brəz

venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood

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cockatoo

ˈkɑːkətuː

white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds