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Animals B2
Oxford dictionary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alsatian | a large dog, often trained to help the police, to guard buildings or (especially in the US) to help blind people find their way |
| bark (noun) | the outer layer of a tree |
| breed (verb) | (of animals) to have sex and produce young |
| breed (noun) | a particular type of animal that has been developed by people in a certain way, especially a type of dog, cat or farm animal |
| calf (noun) | a young cow |
| cattle (noun) | cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or meat |
| class (noun) | a group into which animals, plants, etc. that have similar characteristics are divided, below a phylum |
| claw (noun) | one of the sharp curved nails on the end of an animal’s or a bird’s foot |
| cold-blooded (adjective) | (of animals, for example fish or snakes) having a body temperature that depends on the temperature of the surrounding air or water |
| colony (noun) | a group of plants or animals that live together or grow in the same place |
| croc (noun) | a crocodile |
| cub (noun) | a young bear, lion, fox, etc. |