Group 1: Scientists and Animal Groups#

Theme: A team of scientists welcomes visitors and protects the valley’s animals.

biologist /baɪˈɒlədʒɪst/ noun

1. A biologist is a scientist who studies living things.

wildlife /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ noun

1. Wildlife refers to wild animals, birds, and other living things that live in nature.

botanist /ˈbɒtənɪst/ noun

1. A botanist is a scientist who studies plants.

flora /ˈflɔːrə/ noun

1. Flora refers to all the plants that grow in a particular area or period of time.

zoologist /zuːˈɒlədʒɪst/ noun

1. A zoologist is a scientist who studies animals and their behaviour.

fauna /ˈfɔːnə/ noun

1. Fauna refers to all the animals that live in a particular area or period of time.

ecologist /iˈkɒlədʒɪst/ noun

1. An ecologist is a scientist who studies the relationships between living things and their environment.

creature /ˈkriːtʃə/ noun

1. A creature is any living thing that is not a plant, especially an animal.

crowd /kraʊd/ noun

1. A crowd is a large number of people who have gathered together, for example to watch an event or because they are in a public place.
2. You can refer to a particular group of people as a crowd, especially if they share the same interests or spend a lot of time together.

throng /θrɒŋ/ noun verb

1. A throng is a large, densely packed crowd of people.
2. When people throng somewhere, they gather there in very large numbers.

species /ˈspiːʃiːz/ noun

1. A species is a group of plants or animals whose members are similar and can breed with each other.

originate /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/ verb

1. When something originates in a particular place or time, it begins there or is created there.
2. If you originate an idea, process, or project, you are the first person to think of it or start it.

derive /dɪˈraɪv/ verb

1. If you derive something such as pleasure or benefit from someone or something, you get it from them.
2. If one thing derives from another, or is derived from it, it comes or develops from it.

ancestor /ˈænsestə/ noun

1. Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended, especially those who lived a long time ago.

stem /stem/ verb noun

1. If something stems from a particular situation or event, it develops as a result of it.
2. The stem of a plant is the long, thin part that grows above the ground and supports the leaves and flowers.

anatomy /əˈnætəmi/ noun

1. Anatomy is the scientific study of the structure of human or animal bodies.
2. Your anatomy is the structure of your body.

vertebrate /ˈvɜːtɪbrət/ noun

1. A vertebrate is an animal that has a backbone.

offspring /ˈɒfsprɪŋ/ noun

1. You can refer to a person’s children or an animal’s young as their offspring.
2. You can refer to something that has developed from another thing as its offspring.

gene /dʒiːn/ noun

1. A gene is a unit of heredity in a living thing, which is passed from parents to children and controls a particular physical characteristic.

descendant /dɪˈsendənt/ noun adjective

1. Someone’s descendants are the people in later generations who are related to them, such as their children and grandchildren.
2. A descendant movement or force is one that is moving or directed downwards.

reptile /ˈreptaɪl/ noun

1. A reptile is a cold-blooded animal with a scaly skin that usually lays eggs, such as a snake, lizard, or crocodile.

amphibian /æmˈfɪbiən/ noun adjective

1. An amphibian is an animal such as a frog or toad that can live both on land and in water.
2. Amphibian animals or vehicles are able to live or operate on both land and water.

mammal /ˈmæml/ noun

1. A mammal is an animal of the type that gives birth to live babies and feeds them on milk.

primate /ˈpraɪmeɪt/ noun

1. A primate is a member of the group of animals that includes humans, apes, and monkeys.

subgroup /ˈsʌbɡruːp/ noun

1. A subgroup is a small group that forms part of a larger group of people or things.

carnivore /ˈkɑːnɪvɔː/ noun

1. A carnivore is an animal that eats meat.

herbivore /ˈhɜːbɪvɔː/ noun

1. A herbivore is an animal that only eats plants.

herd /hɜːd/ noun

1. A herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live and feed together, such as cows or deer.

flock /flɒk/ noun verb

1. A flock of birds or sheep is a group of them that live, travel, or feed together.
2. If people flock somewhere, they go there in large numbers because it is interesting or exciting.

swarm /swɔːm/ noun

1. A swarm of bees or other insects is a large group of them flying together.
2. A swarm of people is a large crowd of them, especially when they are moving around quickly.

brute /bruːt/ noun

1. If you call a man a brute, you mean that he is rough, violent, and cruel.

cruel /ˈkruːəl/ adjective

1. Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to other people or animals.

beast /biːst/ noun

1. A beast is a large or dangerous wild animal.
2. If you refer to someone as a beast, you mean that they are extremely cruel, unkind, or unpleasant.