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Noun
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There is no centralized nasal airway to clear, and no evidence of a sneeze reflex comparable to that seen in vertebrates.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026 -
In his lab, which studies the exchange of gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide between vertebrates and their environments, Damsgaard’s team used microsensors to measure oxygen levels in the retinas of zebra finches, pigeons, and chickens.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
13 May 2026
Noun
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This included smaller herbivores like iguanodontians and early ceratopsians, formidable predators such as spinosaurids and carcharodontosaurians, and pterosaurs soaring above the waterways.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Voles, which are herbivores, construct surface or underground runways in areas of heavy ground cover.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Nagatitan would have lived with smaller plant-eating dinosaurs, including iguanodontians, some cousins of the Triceratops called ceratopsians, as well as large carnivores, and flying pterosaurs.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
14 May 2026
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Manure from animals that don’t consume meat (rabbits, cows, horses) is fine, but do not use waste from carnivores.—
Jessica Damiano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Invertebrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invertebrates. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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