34 words in this vocabulary list
verb to destroy completely; to defeat decisively
noun the decaying flesh of dead animals
adjective relating to or feeding on dead flesh
noun a person or thing that exists at the same time as another
adjective existing or occurring at the same time
verb to strip or deprive something of its covering, possessions, or assets
verb to plunder or destroy, often in a predatory manner
noun damage or loss
noun a diurnal plant or animal
adjective relating to or occurring in the daytime; daily
verb to consume food or nutrients
preposition to rely on something for sustenance or nourishment
adjective not capable of producing offspring, seeds, or fruit; sterile
noun a fungus that typically takes the form of a domed cap on a stalk, often with gills on the underside
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noun the quality or state of being natural; the characteristic of being in accordance with nature
adjective describing or relating to naturalism or the belief that the natural world is all that exists
adverb in a manner related to naturalism or the natural world
adjective relating to or characterized by plundering or preying on others
noun an outlying or neighboring area
noun a person's area of activity, interest, or knowledge
noun the right to inherit property or a title
adjective having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; viscous
noun the quality or state of being voracious; excessive desire to eat or consume large quantities of food
noun a densely populated or labyrinthine building or district
adjective relating to plants that grow on waste ground or among rubbish
adjective relating to or characteristic of the eozoic era, a geological era that occurred between 3,800 and 2,500 million years ago
noun the state of being a monophage, an organism that feeds on only one type of food
noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea
adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun
article a word that specifies a noun as definite or indefinite (e.g. the, a, an)
adjective relating to the development and growth of an individual organism from conception to maturity
adjective relating to or characteristic of nutrition; relating to feeding and nutrition in organisms
noun the practice of feeding on both animal and plant substances
noun a large scavenging bird of prey found in southern Africa, also known as a vulture
noun a genus of birds of prey that includes various hawks and goshawks
noun a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures
noun a larval form of certain marine organisms, characterized by cilia arranged in bands or tufts for locomotion
noun a plural form of the noun actinula, which refers to a small, specialized zooid in certain colonial marine invertebrates
noun a type of beetle belonging to the suborder Adephaga
verb to spend the summer in a dormant state, as some animals do in hot, dry climates
noun a type of spore produced by certain plants that does not require fertilization to develop into a new organism