brood animal

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• Brood parasite — Brood parasitism is a form of parasitism …   Wikipedia

• Animal colouration — has been a topic of interest and research in biology for well over a century. Colours may be cryptic (functioning as an adaptation allowing the prevention of prey detection; aposematic (functioning as a warning of unprofitability) or may be the… …   Wikipedia

• brood — ► NOUN 1) a family of young animals produced at one hatching or birth. 2) informal all the children in a family. ► VERB 1) think deeply about an unpleasant subject. 2) (brooding) appearing darkly menacing. 3) (of a bird) sit on (eggs) to hatch… …   English terms dictionary

• Brood (comics) — comicbookspecies| caption=Cover art for Ms. Marvel (vol. 2) #2. Art by Frank Cho. species=Brood publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Uncanny X Men #155 creators=Chris Claremont Dave Cockrum homeworld= notable members= powers= subcat=Marvel Comics… …   Wikipedia

• animal behaviour — Introduction       any activity of an intact organism.       A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive, and all animals must solve the same basic problems. They must, for instance, periodically replace their energy source (consume… …   Universalium

• brood — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brōd; akin to Middle High German bruot brood and perhaps to Old English beorma yeast more at barm Date: before 12th century 1. the young of an animal or a family of young; especially the young… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• brood — 1. SYN: litter (2). 2. To ponder anxiously; to meditate morbidly. * * * brood brüd n the young of an animal or a family of young esp the young (as of a bird or insect) hatched or cared for at one time brood vt 1 a) to sit on or incubate (eggs) b) …   Medical dictionary

• animal communication — Transmission of information from one animal to another by means of sound, visible sign or behaviour, taste or odour, electrical impulse, touch, or a combination of these. Most animal communication uses sound (e.g., birds calling, crickets… …   Universalium

• brood — noun 1》 a family of young animals, especially birds, produced at one hatching or birth. 2》 bee or wasp larvae. verb 1》 think deeply about something that makes one unhappy. 2》 [as adjective brooding] appearing darkly menacing. 3》 (of a bird) sit… …   English new terms dictionary

• brood — n. & v. n. 1 the young of an animal (esp. a bird) produced at one hatching or birth. 2 colloq. the children in a family. 3 a group of related things. 4 bee or wasp larvae. 5 (attrib.) kept for breeding (brood mare). v. 1 intr. (often foll. by on …   Useful english dictionary

• animal kingdom — Synonyms and related words: Animalia, and fish, animal life, animality, beasts, beasts of field, beasts of prey, big game, birds, blood, breed, brood, brute creation, cattle, chain of being, clan, class, class structure, deme, domain, domestic… …   Moby Thesaurus