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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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fish
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q152
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vertebrate animal that lives in water and (typically) has gills
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mollusks
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25326
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phylum of invertebrate animals
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subphylum of arthropods
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Living at the bottom of a body of water.
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Self-propelled movement of an organism from one location to another through water, often by means of active fin movement.
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uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis
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action or precaution against a threat against an uncertainty or possible unpleasant events
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provisioning
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419
Definition:
supplying materials, especially food
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female provides care
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCareFemale
Definition:
the female feeds and nurtures offspring
Attribution:
Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109
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group living
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/socialGroupLiving
Definition:
where individuals of the same species (conspecifics), maintain spatial proximity with one another over time with mechanisms of social attraction
Attribution:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_living
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carnivore
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875
Definition:
organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
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Crustacean body sizes
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molluscivore
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3319613
Definition:
carnivorous animal that specialises in feeding on molluscs
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