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Soft-bodied organisms — The term is used to describe animals without skeleton, roughly corresponding to the group Vermes as proposed by Carl von Linné. All animals have muscles, but since muscles can only pull, never push, a number of animals have developed hard parts… … Wikipedia
soft tick — soft bodied tick argasid (def. 2) … Medical dictionary
soft-bill — /sawft bil , soft /, n. any of numerous birds, as thrushes or tanagers, having relatively weak bills suited for eating insects, soft bodied animals, and fruit rather than hard seeds. [1955 60] * * * … Universalium
soft-bill — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of numerous birds with rather fragile weak bills suitable for consuming insects and other small animals as food compare hard bill * * * /sawft bil , soft /, n. any of numerous birds, as thrushes or tanagers, having… … Useful english dictionary
dobsonfly — soft bodied insect with large mandibles Unusual Animals … Phrontistery dictionary
Cambrian Period — Oldest time division of the Paleozoic Era. During the Cambrian, 543–490 million years ago, there were widespread seas and several scattered landmasses. The largest continent was Gondwana. The average climate was probably warmer than today, with… … Universalium
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils … Universalium
Burgess shale type fauna — A number of assemblages bear fossil assemblages similar in character to that of the Burgess shale. While many are also preserved in a similar fashion to the Burgess shale, the term Burgess shale type fauna covers assemblages based on taxonomic… … Wikipedia
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium
