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nautiloids/ˈnɔːtɪlɔɪdz/
A mollusc resembling a nautilus; specifically, a cephalopod of the subclass Nautiloidea.

jaw/d͡ʒɔː/ /d͡ʒɑ/
Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; especially plural, the mouth or way of entrance.

nests/nɛsts/
A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.

red-tailed hawks/ˌrɛd ˈteɪld hɔks/ /ˌrɛd ˈteɪld hɑks/
Buteo jamaicensis, a medium-sized bird of prey found throughout North America.

sleep/sliːp/ /slip/
The hibernation of animals.

ship rat/ˈʃɪp ˌræt/
A common species of rat, Rattus rattus.

pelycosaur/ˌpɛlɪkoʊˈsɔr/
Any of a group of basal or primitive Late Paleozoic synapsid amniotes, part of a polyphyletic grade, formerly regarded as order Pelycosauria.

bellowing/ˈbɛloʊɪŋ/ /ˈbɛləwɪŋ/
To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.

scoters/ˈskoʊtərz/
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Melanitta.

honker/ˈhɑŋkər/ /ˈhɔŋkər/
A wild goose.