articulate animal

  • 1articulate — I UK [ɑː(r)ˈtɪkjʊlət] / US [ɑrˈtɪkjulət] adjective 1) able to express your thoughts, arguments, and ideas clearly and effectively She is a highly articulate woman. 2) articulate writing or speech is clear and easy to understand It gives an… …

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  • 2articulate — ar|tic|u|late1 [ ar tıkjulət ] adjective 1. ) able to express your thoughts, arguments, and ideas clearly and effectively: She is a highly articulate woman. 2. ) articulate writing or speech is clear and easy to understand: It gives an articulate …

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  • 3Animal language — is the modeling of human language in non human animal systems. While the term is widely used, most researchers agree that animal languages are not as complex or expressive as human language.Some researchers argue that there are significant… …

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  • 4Articulate — Ar*tic u*late, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5articulate — ar·tic·u·late || ɑː tɪkjÊŠleɪt adj. speaking fluently, eloquent; expressed using clear and distinct syllables; able to speak; composed of several distinct parts or segments; arranged into a unified whole; made distinct, clearly marked n.… …

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  • 6Dumb animal — Dumb Dumb, a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw. dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. ? blind. See {Deaf}, and cf. {Dummy}.] 1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes. [1913 Webster] To unloose… …

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  • 7Terga — Tergum Ter gum, n.; pl. {Terga}. [L., the back.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The back of an animal. (b) The dorsal piece of a somite of an articulate animal. (c) One of the dorsal plates of the operculum of a cirriped. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8Tergum — Ter gum, n.; pl. {Terga}. [L., the back.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The back of an animal. (b) The dorsal piece of a somite of an articulate animal. (c) One of the dorsal plates of the operculum of a cirriped. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 9Zoonite — o [ o]*nite, n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) One of the segments of the body of an articulate animal. (b) One of the theoretic transverse divisions of any segmented animal. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10zoonite — noun a) One of the segments of the body of an articulate animal. b) One of the theoretic transverse divisions of any segmented animal. Syn: zoönule …

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