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Cryptic Fauna Lexicon: Expert Animalia Terms
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  • 1. Subclass of gastropods including sea slugs with external gills
  • 2. Aquatic herbivores often called sea cows in coastal waters
  • 4. Anteater genus known for ant and termite feasts
  • 6. Sea snail with wing-like appendages used for swimming
  • 9. Beetle family known for producing toxic cantharidin
  • 12. Branch of zoology specializing in feathered flyers
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  • 3. Monotreme spiny critter that lays eggs in Australia
  • 5. Pigment-containing cell enabling color changes in cephalopods
  • 7. Egg-laying mammal with a duck’s bill and venom spur
  • 8. Scientific order encompassing nocturnal raptors with hoots
  • 10. Marine mollusk with tentacles, famed for ink defense
  • 11. Genus name for the infamous great white predator
  • 13. Tiny aquatic cnidarians related to jellyfish colonies
  • 14. Order including ground-feeding birds like turkeys and quails
  • 15. Cold-blooded vertebrate bridging aquatic and terrestrial realms
  • 16. Primates resembling humans, including monkeys and apes

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