animal
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The larvae use their screwlike spines to burrow into and feed on tissue, often resulting in an infection that can kill an animal in weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Could you explain what screwworms are and what they do to an animal?
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Their work included sediment coring, laboratory testing, climate reconstructions, and studies of past plant and animal activity.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
The industry body representing flea treatment companies defended the use of preventive flea treatments as important for animal health.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
He seemed like some kind of animal ready to bolt up and out of there at any second.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
Vocabulary lists containing animal
Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms - Introductory
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