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kea, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)kea: see parrot.martin, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)martin: see swallow.locust, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)locust, in zoology, name for certain migratory members of the short-horned grasshopper family (Acrididae). Like other members of this family, locusts have antennae shorter than their bodies, song-prod...larva, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)larva, independent, immature animal that undergoes a profound change, or metamorphosis, to assume the typical adult form. Larvae occur in almost all of the animal phyla; because most are tiny or micro...kite, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)kite, in zoology, common name for a bird of the family Accipitridae, which also includes the hawk. Kites are found near water and marshes in warm parts of the world. They prey chiefly on reptiles, fro...argonaut, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)argonaut, in zoology: see paper nautilus. ...beira, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)beira: see antelope.whiting, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)whiting, fish: see croaker; harvestfish. ...walleye, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)walleye or walleyed pike: see perch. ...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, ...Browse by Subject
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