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bilaterally symmetric
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
Definition:
being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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insects
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1390
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a class of mainly terrestrial arthropods
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tropical
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000204
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Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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freshwater
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
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A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.
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actively mobile
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile
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uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis
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Ethiopia
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solitary
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Solitary animals are those that spend a majority of their lives without others of their species, with possible exceptions for mating and raising their young. Antonyms for a solitary animal include a social animal or a colonial animal.
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insectivore
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http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088
Definition:
organism that eats insects.
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vertivore
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/vertivore
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carnivorous animal which eats primarily vertebrates
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carnivore
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875
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organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
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