| A | B |
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| amphibian | N. a cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water as a subadult and changes to a land-dwelling adult |
| carcass | n. an animal's dead body |
| caribou | N. large, North American deer that have antlers as a characteristic of both sexes |
| flit | v. to move quickly from one place to another |
| gore | v. to pierce with horns or tusks |
| hibernate | v. to sleep in a dormant state through the winter |
| invertebrate | N. an animal without a spinal colum |
| lurk | v. to move furtively; to sneak |
| mammoth | N. hairy elephant with long tusks, now extinct |
| maul | V. to handle roughly; to injure by beating or tearing |
| migratory | Adj. pertaining to a seasonal move from one region to another |
| ornithologist | N. one who studies birds |
| retrieve | v. to bring back |
| scavenger | N. an animal that feeds on carrion or spoiled meat |
| secrete | V. to give off a liquid or other substance |
| shank | N. the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle |
| smelt | N. a small, silvery fish |
| talon | N. claw of a bird of prey |
| venom | N. a poisonous substance secreted by some animals |
| wean | V. to train a young mammal to take food in a manner other than nursing |
