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hypodermis |
Noun
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layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods |
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hydrozoan |
Noun
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colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant |
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hydroid |
Noun
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colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant |
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hydra |
Noun
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small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp |
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hydra |
Noun
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trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality |
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hydra |
Noun
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a mythological serpent that would regrow heads in the place of those that were removed |
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helminth |
Noun
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worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes |
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hookworm |
Noun
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parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts |
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hookworm |
Noun
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infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin |
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hard-shell clam |
Noun
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an edible American clam |
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hard-shell clam |
Noun
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Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells |
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hard clam |
Noun
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an edible American clam |
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hirudinean |
Noun
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carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end |
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horseleech |
Noun
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any of several large freshwater leeches |
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hermit crab |
Noun
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small soft-bodied marine crustaceans living in cast-off shells of gastropods |
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hard-shell crab |
Noun
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edible crab that has not recently molted and so has a hard shell |
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heron |
Noun
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grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill |
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half snipe |
Noun
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a small short-billed Old World snipe |
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hemipode |
Noun
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small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe |
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herring gull |
Noun
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large gull of the northern hemisphere |
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humpback |
Noun
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large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives |
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humpback |
Noun
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a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine |
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humpback |
Noun
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an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column |
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humpback whale |
Noun
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large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives |
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horned puffin |
Noun
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northern Pacific puffin |
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harbor porpoise |
Noun
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the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific |
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herring hog |
Noun
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the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific |
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hair seal |
Noun
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any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers |
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harbor seal |
Noun
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small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere |
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harp seal |
Noun
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common Arctic seal |
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hunting dog |
Noun
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a dog used in hunting game |
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hound |
Noun
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any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears |
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hound |
Noun
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someone who is morally reprehensible |
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hound |
Verb
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pursue or chase relentlessly |
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hound dog |
Noun
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any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears |
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hooded seal |
Noun
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medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head |
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housedog |
Noun
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a dog trained to guard a house |
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house cat |
Noun
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any domesticated member of the genus Felis |
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hearing dog |
Noun
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dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds |
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hyena dog |
Noun
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a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs |
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hyena |
Noun
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doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion |
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hyaena |
Noun
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doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion |
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halter |
Noun
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either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects |
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halter |
Noun
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a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered |
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halter |
Noun
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rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading |
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halter |
Noun
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a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging |
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halter |
Verb
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prevent the progress or free movement of |
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halter |
Verb
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hang with a halter |
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haltere |
Noun
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either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects |
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hoof |
Noun
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the foot of an ungulate mammal |