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Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mammal | a type of animal that feeds milk to its young and that usually has hair or fur covering most of its skin |
| Bird | warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings |
| Reptile | an animal (such as a snake, lizard, turtle, or alligator) that has cold blood, that lays eggs, and that has a body covered with scales or hard parts |
| Fish | a cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes with gills, and usually has fins and scales |
| Insect | a small animal that has six legs and a body formed of three parts and that may have wings |
| Vertebrate | having a spinal column |
| Invertebrate | lacking a spinal column |
| Larva | a very young form of an insect that looks like a worm |
| Metamorphosis | a major change in the form or structure of some animals or insects that happens as the animal or insect becomes an adult |
| Exoskeleton | an external supportive covering of an animal |