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moray, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)moray: see eel.moccasin, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)moccasin, snake: see water moccasin. ...locust, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)locust, in zoology, name for certain migratory members of the short-horned grasshopper family (Acrididae). Like other members of this family, locusts have antennae shorter than their bodies, song-prod...nautilus, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)nautilus or chambered nautilus, cephalopod mollusk belonging to the sole surviving genus (Nautilus) of a subclass that flourished 200 million years ago, known as the nautiloids. The spirally coiled sh...ounce, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)ounce, in zoology: see leopard.argonaut, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)argonaut, in zoology: see paper nautilus. ...martin, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)martin: see swallow.kea, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)kea: see parrot.kite, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)kite, in zoology, common name for a bird of the family Accipitridae, which also includes the hawk. Kites are found near water and marshes in warm parts of the world. They prey chiefly on reptiles, fro...phoebe, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)phoebe, in zoology: see flycatcher. ...Browse by Subject
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