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Animals — Lesson 8

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arthropod
Specimen

arthropod

ˈɑːrθrəpɑːd
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
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auk
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auk

ɔk
black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
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axolotl
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axolotl

ˌæksəˈlɑːtəl
larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
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baboon
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baboon

bəˈbuːn
large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
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baboons
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baboons

bəˈbuːnz
large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
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bacilli
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bacilli

bəˈsɪlaɪ
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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barnacle
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barnacle

ˈbɑːrnəkl̩
marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
Barnacles covered the bottom of the boat.
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barnacles
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barnacles

ˈbɑrnɪkəlz
marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
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bat
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bat

nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
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bats
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bats

bæts
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
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beak
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beak

biːk
beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
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beaks
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beaks

biːks
beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
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