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ounce, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)ounce, in zoology: see leopard.nymph, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)nymph, in zoology: see insect.Komodo dragon
(Encyclopedia)Komodo dragon: see monitor, in zoology. ...argonaut, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)argonaut, in zoology: see paper nautilus. ...Dall sheep
(Encyclopedia)Dall sheep: see bighorn, in zoology. ...moccasin, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)moccasin, snake: see water moccasin. ...mole, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)mole, in zoology, common name for the small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae, found throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Moles are trapped as pests, although they prob...moray, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)moray: see eel.mule, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)mule, hybrid offspring of a male donkey (see ass) and a female horse, bred as a work animal. The name is also sometimes applied to the hinny, the offspring of a male horse and female donkey; hinnies a...moose, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)moose, largest member of the deer family, genus Alces, found in the northern parts of Eurasia and North America. The Eurasian species, A. alces, is known in Europe as the elk, a name which in North Am...Browse by Subject
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