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Arctic fox
Short article (expository text) about the Arctic fox
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| canid | noun. Any of a family (Canidae) of carnivorous (meat eating) animals that includes wolves, jackals, foxes, coyotes, and the domestic dog. |
| bushy | adjective. Full; something that looks like a bush, a bunch of short trees. |
| coat | noun. The skin of an animal especially with its fur or wool; pelt. |
| camouflage | noun. A disguise that allows an animal or a person to hide and not be recognized. |
| prey | noun. An animal taken by a predator as food. |
| predator | noun. An organism that primarily obtains food by killing and consuming other organisms. |
| muzzle | noun. The projecting part of the face, including the nose and mouth, of an animal. |
| battle | verb. To fight; this verb can be used figuratively such as When evening comes, I have to battle the urge to eat cookies before bedtime. |
| scavengers | noun. Organisms that consume (eat) the bodies of animals they did not kill. |
| sense | noun. A faculty (ability) by which the body perceives an external stimulus; sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch are the 5 senses. |
| keen* | adjective. Refers to a sharp, very well developed sense, i.e., the owl has a keen sense of sight. |
| circumpolar | adjective. Any location, place, situated around or inhabiting one of the earth's poles. Circum (around) + polar (pole) |
| detect | verb: To find, to locate |
| range | noun: An area between upper and lower limits. In mathematics, a range is the difference between the lowest and the highest value ex. 9 - 3 the range is 6 |
| mobile | adjective: The ability to move freely and easily. |
| Arctic | noun: the regions around the North Pole. |
| hare | noun: a fast-running, long-eared mammal that looks like a rabbit. |
| Inuktitut | noun: The Inuit language spoken in the central and eastern Canadian arctic. |
| nurse | verb: to feed a baby at the breast. |
| pups | noun: the offspring (babies) of the canid family; whelps. |
| whelps | noun: the offspring (babies) of the canid family; pups. |
| den | noun: location where wild animals live; their home. |
| litter | noun: The group of young animals born to an animal at one time. |
| endure | verb: To live through, experience, stay alive. |
| metabolism | noun: The chemical reactions in the body's cells that change food into energy. |
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