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Universe, creation > Animal > Animal life cycle

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1.6.3Animal life cycle  

Definition

  • Use this domain for words related to the life cycle of an animal.

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  • What words refer to an animal giving birth? give birth, embryo, multiply, propagate, reproduce, calve, calving, drop, kid, lambing, lay, spawn, spawning grounds, whelp. What words refer to a young animal? young, puppy, cub, foal, kid, kitten, lamb, litter, chick, brood, fledgling, larva, roe. What words refer to the sexual behavior of animals? mate, harem, breed. What words refer to the life cycle of insects? cocoon, chrysalis, pupa, pupal stage, maggot, grub, larva, larval, caterpillar, nymph. What words refer to animals such as snakes, birds, and insects shedding their skin? shed (skin), molt (feathers). What words refer to animals growing fur, feathers, or new skin? molt, shed, down, fledge.

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  • 1.6.3

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