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resident

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a person who lives in a particular place or who has their home there

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jaguar

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mountain lion.

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fern

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A fern is a plant that has long stems with feathery leaves and no flowers.

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vine

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A vine is a plant that grows up or over things, especially one which produces grapes.

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species

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A species is a class of plants or animals whose members have the same main characteristics and are able to breed with each other.

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combine

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If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they join together to make a single thing.

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hoof

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The hooves of an animal such as a horse are the hard lower parts of its feet.

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hoofed

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Hoofed animals are animals with hooves.

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rodent

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Rodents are small mammals which have sharp front teeth. Rats, mice, and squirrels are rodents.

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amphibian

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Amphibians are animals such as frogs and toads that can live both on land and in water.

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emergent

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The tallest trees of the rainforest.

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expose

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show truth to sth harmful

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shallow

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not having much distance between the top or surface and the bottom

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extend

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make longer

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stretch

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to make sth longer, wider by pulling it

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wingspan

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the distance between the end of one wing and the end of the other when the wings are fully stretched

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talon

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claws, particularly for a bird that hunts

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hook

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a curved piece of metal, plastic or wire for hanging things on, catching fish with

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unsuspecting

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feeling no suspicion; not aware of danger or of sth bad

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epiphytes

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plants that grow on other plants

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befit

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(used only in the third person) (formal) to be suitable and good enough for sb/sth

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prehensile

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able to grab on things

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windpipe

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the tubes in the throat that carries air to the lungs

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hollow

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have empty space inside

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fern

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A fern is a plant that has long stems with feathery leaves and no flowers.

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foliage

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the leaves of a tree or plant; leaves and branches together

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peck

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(at sth) (of birds) to move the beak forward quickly and hit or bite sth

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peccary

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a pig like animal found in Americas

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parade

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walk to celebrate

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petal

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The petals of a flower are the thin coloured or white parts which together form the flower.

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rubber

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a strong substance that can be stretched and does not allow liquids to pass through it, used for making tyres, boots, etc. It is made from the juice of a tropical plant or is produced using.