a ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, growing and shedding new antlers each year
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I wrecked my car after a deer ran across the road.
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hart
Homophone(s):
dear
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squirrel, squirrels['skwɜːr.əl](noun)
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any of the generally small rodents of the family Sciuridae with slender bodies, bushy tails and large eyes
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Squirrels live in almost every habitat from tropical rainforest to semiarid desert, avoiding only the high polar regions and the driest of deserts.
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wolf, wolves[ˈwʊlf](noun)
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a large wild canid (member of the dog family), closely related to, and at times consanguineous to the domestic dog, which is considered a subspecies of the wolf
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Did you hear the wolf howl?
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fox, foxes[fɒks](noun)
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a red fox, small carnivore, related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail
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The car hit the fox before the driver could react.
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grasshopper, grasshoppers[ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)](noun)
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a herbivorous insect noted for its ability to jump long distances
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Grasshoppers are often green.
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frog, frogs[fɹɒɡ](noun)
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a small, often green, hopping amphibian, living close to water
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Listen to the frogs' croaking.
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toad, toads[təʊd](noun)
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an amphibian similar to a frog with bigger back legs and more ragged skin
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Toads seem huge in comparison to little frogs.
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worm, worms[wɜːm](noun)
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a generally tubular invertebrate, varying in size with a cylindrical, flattened, or leaf-like body shape and often without any true limbs or appendages
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The worm is so slippery!
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spider, spiders[ˈspaɪdə(r)](noun)
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any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, most of which spin webs to catch prey
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I am extremely scared when I only see a spider.
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ant, ants[ænt](noun)
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very small insects with elbowed antennae and a distinctive node-like structure that forms a slender waist, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females
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Look, there is a huge anthill!
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bee, bees[biː](noun)
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a flying insect, closely related to wasps and ants, and known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax
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Bees have a long proboscis (a complex "tongue") that enables them to obtain the nectar from flowers.
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butterfly, butterflies[ˈbʌtɝflaɪ](noun)
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a flying insect with large, often brightly coloured wings, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight
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A butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult.
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beetle, beetles['biːtəl](noun)
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any of numerous species of insect characterised by a pair of hard, shell-like, front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest
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Beetles can be found in almost all habitats, but are not known to occur in the sea or in the polar regions.
a ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, growing and shedding new antlers each year
bee
a flying insect, closely related to wasps and ants, and known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax
worm
a generally tubular invertebrate, varying in size with a cylindrical, flattened, or leaf-like body shape and often without any true limbs or appendages
ant
very small insects with elbowed antennae and a distinctive node-like structure that forms a slender waist, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females
spider
any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, most of which spin webs to catch prey
wolf
a large wild canid (member of the dog family), closely related to, and at times consanguineous to the domestic dog, which is considered a subspecies of the wolf
butterfly
a flying insect with large, often brightly coloured wings, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight
fox
a red fox, small carnivore, related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail
beetle
any of numerous species of insect characterised by a pair of hard, shell-like, front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest
squirrel
any of the generally small rodents of the family Sciuridae with slender bodies, bushy tails and large eyes
grasshopper
a herbivorous insect noted for its ability to jump long distances
toad
an amphibian similar to a frog with bigger back legs and more ragged skin
frog
a small, often green, hopping amphibian, living close to water
any of the generally small rodents of the family Sciuridae with slender bodies, bushy tails and large eyes
an amphibian similar to a frog with bigger back legs and more ragged skin
a flying insect, closely related to wasps and ants, and known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax
any of numerous species of insect characterised by a pair of hard, shell-like, front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest
a large wild canid (member of the dog family), closely related to, and at times consanguineous to the domestic dog, which is considered a subspecies of the wolf
a small, often green, hopping amphibian, living close to water
a herbivorous insect noted for its ability to jump long distances
a generally tubular invertebrate, varying in size with a cylindrical, flattened, or leaf-like body shape and often without any true limbs or appendages
very small insects with elbowed antennae and a distinctive node-like structure that forms a slender waist, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females
a flying insect with large, often brightly coloured wings, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight
any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, most of which spin webs to catch prey
a ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, growing and shedding new antlers each year
a red fox, small carnivore, related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail
