Glossary!
Culmen- Upper ridge of a bird's bill.
Deity- God or supreme being.
Ecosystem- Community of interacting organisms in their physical environment.
Fictitious- Not real or imaginary.
Heterotroph- Organism that obtains nutrients from complex proteins of other organisms.
Incubate- To sit on eggs to provide heat and promote embryonic development.
Juvenile- Young or adolescent.
Molt- To periodically shed feathers; they are then replaced by new growth.
Monogamous- Having one mate.
Paraphyletic- Consisting of some, but not all descending members of a common ancestor.
Plumage- Complete feather covering of a bird.
Synapomorphy- Trait shared by two or more taxa of a common ancestor.
Terrestrial- Land.
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