English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Brooded — Brood Brood (br[=o]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brooded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brooding}.] 1. To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brooded — … Useful english dictionary
double-brooded — double brood·ed … English syllables
double-brooded — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|brüdə̇d adjective : producing two broods each year : bivoltine … Useful english dictionary
reproductive system, animal — Introduction any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce. The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… … Universalium
Old World Swallowtail — Taxobox name = Old World Swallowtail image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera superfamilia = Papilionoidea familia = Papilionidae subfamilia = Papilioninae tribus = Papilionini genus = Papilio … Wikipedia
Delichon — Common House Martin Scientific classification … Wikipedia
brood — broodless, adj. /broohd/, n. 1. a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young. 2. a breed, species, group, or kind: The museum exhibited a brood of monumental sculptures. v.t. 3. to sit upon (eggs) to hatch, as … Universalium
malacostracan — /mal euh kos treuh keuhn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc. n. 2. a malacostracan crustacean. [1825 35; < NL Malacostrac(a) order of crustacea ( < Gk, neut … Universalium
charadriiform — ▪ bird order Introduction any member of the large group of birds (bird) that includes the sandpipers (sandpiper), plovers (plover), gulls (gull), auks (auk), and their relatives. These birds form an important and familiar segment of the… … Universalium
