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abalone
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noun
  1. (context, US, Australia, zoology) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
acaleph
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noun
  1. (Zoí¶logy) One of the Acalephae.
acarid
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noun
  1. Any parasitic arachnid, such as mites and ticks, of the order Acarina
acarine
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adjective
  1. (Medicine): Of or caused by acarus, acari or mites; as, diseases.
acaroid
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adjective
  1. (Zoí¶logy): Shaped like or resembling a mite.
agnatha
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noun
  1. any of several eellike marine or freshwater fish, of the superclass Agnatha, that lack a jaw
anamorphosis
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noun (anamorphoses)
  1. A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror
  1. (biology) a form of limited metamorphosis in some arthropods
  2. (botany) an abnormal form of some lichens or fungi that gives the appearance of a different species
anemone
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noun
  1. Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.
  2. A sea anemone.
annelid
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noun
  1. any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech
adjective
  1. of, or relating to these creatures
asteroid
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noun (plural asteroids)
  1. (astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, smaller than a planet, orbiting the Sun.
auricularia
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noun (plural)
  1. (zoology) A kind of holothurian larva, with soft, blunt appendages.
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