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Animals/Snyder
Animals/Snyder
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Science
3rd Grade
02/22/2010

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FISH
Definition
AN ANIMAL THAT LIVES ITS WHOLE LIFE IN WATER AND BREATHES WITH GILLS
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HIBERNATE
Definition
TO ENTER A DEEP SLEEP IN WHICH LIFE ACTIVITIES SLOW DOWN
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EXTINCT
Definition
DESCRIBES A SPECIES THAT IS GONE FOREVER BECAUSE ALL OF ITS KIND HAVE DIED
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SCALES
Definition
THE SMALL, THIN, FLAT PLATES THAT HELP PROTECT THE BODIES OF FISH AND REPTILES
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MIGRATE
Definition
TO TRAVEL AS A GROUP FROM ONE PLACE TO LIVE IN ANOTHER
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SPECIES
Definition
A NAME THAT IDENTIFIES A LIVING ORGANISM
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REPTILE
Definition
A LAND ANIMAL THAT HAS DRY SKIN COVERED BY SCALES
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CAMOUFLAGE
Definition
A NATURAL DISGUISE SOME ANIMALS HAVE TO HELP THEM BLEND IN WITH THEIR SURROUNDINGS
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ENDANGERED
Definition
IN DANGER OF BECOMING EXTINCT
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INSTINCT
Definition
A BEHAVIOR AN ANIMAL KNOWS HOW TO DO WITHOUT BEING TAUGHT
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MIMICRY
Definition
THE IMITATION BY ONE ANIMAL OF ANOTHER ANIMAL OR AN OBJECT IN ORDER TO AVOID PREDATORS
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THREATENED
Definition
ON THE WAY TO BECOMING ENDANGERED OR EXTINCT
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INHERIT
Definition
TO RECEIVE TRAITS FROM PARENTS
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MAMMAL
Definition
AN ANIMAL THAT HAS FUR OR HAIR AND IS FED MILK FROM ITS MOTHER'S BODY
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AMPHIBIAN
Definition
AN ANIMAL THAT BEGINS LIFE IN THE WATER AND MOVES ONTO LAND AS AN ADULT
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TRAIT
Definition
A BODY FEATURE THAT AN ANIMAL INHERITS; IT CAN ALSO BE SOME THINGS THAT AN ANIMAL DOES
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BIRD
Definition
AN ANIMAL THAT HAS FEATHERS, TWO LEGS, AND WINGS
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GILLS
Definition
A BODY PART FOUND IN FISH AND YOUNG AMPHIBIANS THAT TAKES IN OXYGEN FROM THE WATER
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