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bull, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)bull: see cattle.buffalo, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)buffalo, name commonly applied to the American bison but correctly restricted to certain related African and Asian mammals of the cattle family. The water buffalo, or Indian buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, ...bug, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)bug, common name correctly applied to insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, although members of the order Homoptera (e.g., mealybug) are sometimes referred to as bugs, as are other insects in gene...cardinal, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)cardinal or redbird, common name for a North American songbird of the family Fringillidae (New World finch family). In the eastern cardinal, Richmondena cardinalis, the male is bright scarlet with bla...caribou, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)caribou, name in North America for the genus (Rangifer) of deer from which the Old World reindeer was originally domesticated. Caribou are found in arctic and subarctic regions. They are the only deer...whiting, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)whiting, fish: see croaker; harvestfish. ...turkey buzzard
(Encyclopedia)turkey buzzard: see vulture.brush turkey
(Encyclopedia)brush turkey: see megapode.water turkey
(Encyclopedia)water turkey: see darter.red deer, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)red deer: see wapiti.Browse by Subject
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