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111water mole — noun 1. : desman 2. : platypus * * * water mole noun 1. The desman, a shrew like aquatic animal 2. The duckbill or platypus • • • Main Entry: ↑water …
112water set — noun Etymology: water (I) + set, past participle of set : a trap set under water usually to avoid human scent on the trap or to drown a trapped animal so that its struggles will not injure the fur or allow escape …
113animal — Synonyms and related words: Adamic, Angora goat, Arctic fox, Belgian hare, Caffre cat, Circean, Draconian, Goth, Gothic, Indian buffalo, Kodiak bear, Neanderthal, Tartarean, Virginia deer, aardvark, aardwolf, alpaca, ammonite, animalian, animalic …
114water leg — Leg Leg (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of the leg, Sw. l[ a]gg.] 1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot.… …
115Water vascular system — Vascular Vas cu*lar, a. [L. vasculum a small vessel, dim. of vas vessel: cf. F. vasculaire. See {Vase}, and cf. Vessel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Biol.) (a) Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential part of a structure; full of vessels;… …
116water moccasin — 1. the cottonmouth. 2. any of various similar but harmless snakes, as a water snake of the genus Nerodia. [1815 25, Amer.] * * * or cottonmouth Either of two species of pit viper that inhabits marshy lowlands of the southeastern U.S. and Mexico.… …
117water buffalo — noun a) A large ungulate, widely used as a domestic animal in Asia, South America. North Africa and Europe. b) A water tank mounted on a trailer to be towed by a motor vehicle. See Also: buffalo …
118water equivalent — the product of the weight of an animal by its specific heat, it being also the number which represents the specific thermal capacity of an equal weight of water …
119water bear — noun a minute animal with a short body and four pairs of stubby legs, living in fresh water. [Phylum Tardigrada.] …
120water rat — noun (C) a small animal like a large mouse that lives in holes near water and can swim …
