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Flashcards by Diego Becerril, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Diego Becerril
about 7 years ago
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A part of the body that sticks out from some animals, which helps to balance and move.
Example: Its flipper is somewhat enormous
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Fin British pronunciation: /fɪn/ (fin) American pronunciation: /fɪn/ (fin) |
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A small flat piece of tissue that constitutes the skin of some animals such as snakes and fish.
Example: Hating flaky skin, I did not buy the snake.
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Scale British pronunciation: /skeɪl/ (skeil) American pronunciation: /skeɪl/ (skeil) |
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The hardest and triangle-shaped part of a bird´s body.
Example: There is a great variety of bills with different sizes and shapes.
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Beak British pronunciation: /biːk/ (bic) American pronunciation: /biːk/ (bic) |
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The toughest part of some animal´s feet, such as horses and sheeps.
Example: Prior to competing, he had broken its unguis.
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Hoof British pronunciation: /huːf/ (juf) American pronunciation: /huːf/ (juf) |
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Is the strong and thick skin of an animal.
Example: These boots are made out of calfskin
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Hide British pronunciation: /haɪd/ (jaid) American pronunciation: /haɪd/ (jaid) |
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Pointed teeth of animals like elephants.
Example: They used to hunt elephants so they could obtain ivory of the animal´s fangs
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Tusk British pronunciation: /tʌsk/ (tosk) American pronunciation: /tʌsk/ (tosk) |
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Capacity for moving body quickly and easily.
Example: Their movements are not as rapid as they used to
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Agile British pronunciation: /ˈædʒ.aɪl/ (ayail) American pronunciation: /ˈædʒ.əl/ (ayel) |
| Make an animal look neat and clean by brushing its hair or make it take a bath. Example: I hired a specialist to help me make my pet look presentable for the contest. | Grooming British pronunciation: /ˈɡruː.mɪŋ/ (gruming) American pronunciation: /ˈɡruː.mɪŋ/ (grumin) |
| Wear decorative clothes to attract attention || poor job Example: As far as I can tell, teacher will say you made a dog´s dinner of your project | Dog´s dinner. British pronunciation of dinner: /ˈdɪn.ər/ (dina) American pronunciation of dinner: /ˈdɪn.ɚ/ (diner) |
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To suddenly change direction.
Example: The truck deviated from the way as a result of avoiding hitting a bear.
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To swerve British pronunciation: /swɜːv/ (sueb) American pronunciation: /swɝːv/ (suerb) |
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To push or hit something with force (verb) || An adult male sheep able to breed (noun)
Example: Ram meat is quite delicious.
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Ram British pronunciation: /ræm/ (ram) American pronunciation: /ræm/ (ram) |
| Talk to someone about something that is not interesting for that person. Example: He's been talking for hours and hours about his boring life. It is very annoying, isn't it? | Rabbit on British pronunciation: /ˈræb.ɪt/ (rabit) American pronunciation: /ˈræb.ɪt/ (rabit) |
| An animal´s young Example: My dog´s little descendants are kind of dummy. | Offspring British pronunciation: /ˈɒf.sprɪŋ/ (ofspring) American pronunciation: /ˈɑːf.sprɪŋ/ (ofspring) |
| A typical quality or an important part of something/a notable part of somebody's face. Example: A particular detail in your face did not let me pass by you. | Features British pronunciation: /ˈfiː.tʃərs/ (fíches) American pronunciation: /ˈfiː.tʃərs/ (fichers) |
| A party where the bride and her friends celebrate the last day of being single. Example: A stripper kissed her during the hen night. | Hen party British pronunciation of party: /ˈpɑː.ti/ (pati) American pronunciation of party: /ˈpɑːr.t̬i/ (pari) |
| Enjoy yourself very much. Example: I had a pleasant time laying on the grass, beneath the sun and holding her hand | Have a whale of a time. British pronunciation of whale: /weɪl/ (gueil) American pronunciation of whale: /weɪl/ (gueil) |
| To reveal a secret. Example: Mark allowed Tony to tell everyone my secret | To let the cat out of the bag British pronunciation of bag: /bæɡ/ (baj) American pronunciation of bag: /bæɡ/ (baj) |
| Someone feeling uncomfortable in a specific situation: Example: Not feeling comfortable enough, she decided to quit the course. | A fish out of water. British pronunciation of water: /ˈwɔː.tər/ (wottha) American pronunciation of water: /ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/ (guater) |
| Someone you cannot trust in. Example: It seems to me that Carl is not someone you can rely on. | To be a snake in the grass British pronunciation of snake: /sneɪk/ (sneic) American pronunciation of snake: /sneɪk/ (sneic) |
| The hardest and most boring part of a job. Example: I prefer to do the toughest part of the job at the end. | Donkey work British pronunciation of donkey: /ˈdɒŋ.ki/ (donki) American pronunciation of donkey: /ˈdɑːŋ.ki/ (donki) |
| To always eat enormous quantities of food. Example: Eating a lot, you will have gained much weight in a few months. | To eat like a horse. British pronunciation of horse: /hɔːs/ (jos) American pronunciation of horse: /hɔːrs/ (jors) |
| When someone gets annoyed with you and shows their disapproval. Example: Prior to coming here, I had been scolded and grounded by my teachers, due to my awful performance. | To be in the doghouse British pronunciation of doghouse: /ˈdɒɡ.haʊs/ (doj jaus) American pronunciation of doghouse: /ˈdɑːɡ.haʊs/ (doj jaus) |
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