Vocabolario per IELTS Academic (Punteggio 5) - Animali
Qui, imparerai alcune parole inglesi relative agli animali che sono necessarie per l'esame accademico IELTS di base.
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a warm-blooded vertebrate animal whose females produce milk to feed their young and that typically has hair or fur
mammifero
an animal with a beak, wings, and feathers that is usually capable of flying
uccello
an animal with a tail, gills and fins that lives in water
pesce
a small arthropod with six legs and a body divided into three parts, often also having wings
insetto
an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal
preda
a group that animals, plants, etc. of the same type which are capable of producing healthy offspring with each other are divided into
specie
La farfalla monarca è una specie di farfalla che migra per migliaia di miglia ogni anno.
a particular type of animal or plant that has typically been domesticated by people in a certain way
razza
a structure made or used by a bird for laying eggs and raising its young
nido
one of the light, flat structures that grow from and cover a bird's body
piuma
the thick, usually soft hair that covers the bodies of many mammals
pelliccia
a sharp and curved nail on the toe of an animal or a bird
artiglio
I potenti artigli della tigre la rendevano un'eccellente cacciatrice.
any of the two parts of the body of a bird, insect, etc. used for flying
ala
the part of the body of an animal, a bird or a fish that sticks out at the back, which can move
coda
an animal's foot that typically has a combination of nails, claws, fur, and pads
zampa
La volpe ha posato con cura la sua zampa ferita a terra mentre zoppicava attraverso la foresta.
a place where many kinds of animals are kept for exhibition, breeding, and protection
zoo
Abbiamo scattato foto dei pappagalli colorati allo zoo.
a large container usually made of glass that is filled with water in which fish and other sea creatures are kept
acquario
L'esposizione della barriera corallina nell'acquario sembra un piccolo oceano.
(of an animal or plant) living or growing in a natural state, without any human interference
selvaggio
(of an animal) capable of living with humans, either on a farm or as a pet in a house
domestico
(of a bird or animal) Unable to fly
incapace di volare, non volatore
Il dodo era un uccello incapace di volare che si estinse secoli fa.
(of an animal, plant, etc.) being at risk of extinction
in via di estinzione
Il cambiamento climatico rappresenta una minaccia significativa per molte specie a rischio alterando i loro habitat e le fonti di cibo.
describing an animal that its body temperature changes depending on the temperature of its surroundings
a sangue freddo
Contando su ambienti umidi, le salamandre, creature a sangue freddo, mantengono la loro temperatura corporea.
describing an animal that is able to maintain a higher body temperature than its surroundings
a sangue caldo
Vivendo in ambienti oceanici freddi, le balene, mammiferi a sangue caldo, mantengono una temperatura corporea costante.
