Page 17 - Zoology dictionary by Futura-Sciences

Alphabetical index

Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes have feet with four webbed toes ...	Pellet A pellet is a pellet containing the undigested remains of a ...
Perching A perching bird is a bird that perches.	Peregrine falcon Worshipped by the Egyptians and the preferred bird of prey ...
Periphyton Periphyton is the set of aquatic organisms that live ...	Periproct The periproct is the area surrounding the anus of echinoderms.
Philopatry Philopatry is a term with a Greco-Roman origin which ...	Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteriformes is an order limited to the pink flamingo species.
Photoperiodism Photoperiodism is a migratory impulse determined by the ...	Phytophage A phytophage eats plants.
Piciformes Piciformes is an order of zygodactyl birds (2 digits ...	Pike According to the French national red list, the pike is a ...
Piscivore A piscivore is an animal that feeds on fish.	Placode Placodes, which form during embryonic development, are the ...
Plankton Plankton, from the ancient Greek word plagtós (" ...	Pleuston Pleuston, from the Greek root pleust - which means navigate, ...
Pod A pod is a group of cetaceans. Most cetaceans are ...	Podicipediformes Podicipediformes is an order limited to a single species of grebes.
Poikilotherm Poikilothermic organisms have a variable internal ...	Polar bear Polar bear (Philipps 1774) - Ursus maritimus Order: ...