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animal

[an-uh-muhl] / ˈæn ə məl /




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Then, when those larvae are born into screwworm flies, they start eating, and what they are eating is what they have right there: the flesh of the animal that its mother laid the larvae into.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

When E. multilocularis infects a person or animal, it can produce cancer-like cysts in the liver and, in some cases, other organs.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Phosphate pollution can come from human sewage and animal waste.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

As an animal health company, Zoetis operates in a slightly different vertical than Chewy.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“Are you in the animal or circus business?”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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