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chigoe

(Encyclopedia) chigoechigoechĭgˈō [key] or jigger, small parasitic flea (Tunga penetrans) of the tropics and subtropics, including the S United States. Humans and their domestic animals are the main…

stickleback

(Encyclopedia) stickleback, common name for members of the family Gasterosteidae, small fishes, widely distributed in both fresh- and saltwaters of the Northern Hemisphere. Sticklebacks range from 11…

tilapia

(Encyclopedia) tilapiatilapiatəläˈpēə [key] or St. Peter's fish, a spiny-finned freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae, native chiefly to Africa and the Middle East. Fish of the genera Oreochromis,…

ethnology

(Encyclopedia) ethnologyethnologyĕthnŏlˈəjē [key], scientific study of the origin and functioning of human cultures. It is usually considered one of the major branches of cultural anthropology, the…

katydid

(Encyclopedia) katydid, common name of certain large, singing, winged insects belonging to the long-horned grasshopper family (Tettigoniidae) in the order Orthoptera. Katydids are green or,…

bean weevil

(Encyclopedia) bean weevil, common name for a well-known cosmopolitan species of beetle (Acanthoscelides obtectus) that attacks beans and is thought to be native to the United States. It belongs to…

box turtle

(Encyclopedia) box turtle, hard-shelled land turtle of the genus Terrapene, native to North America. Its lower shell, or plastron, has a hinge dividing it into front and rear sections; the animal can…

silkworm

(Encyclopedia) silkworm, name for the larva of various species of moths, indigenous to Asia and Africa but now domesticated and raised for silk production throughout most of the temperate zone. The…

DK Nature: Birds

HOW ARE BIRDS’ BODIES DESIGNED FOR FLIGHT? HOW DO FEATHERS HELP BIRDS FLY? CAN ALL BIRDS FLY? WHAT DO BIRDS EAT? FOOT SHAPESBIRD CLASSIFICATIONNESTSMIGRATIONFIND OUT MOREBirds have wings covered…