2IO » GLOSSARY 



tinamou (tin'a-moo). A bird much like a partridge. 



toucan (too-kan'; too'kan). A large, strikingly marked bird 

 with a much oversized bill. 



vacuum (vak'u-um). A place with no air. Many animals 

 have pads on their feet which they can make into par- 

 tial vacuums and so cling to trees or walls just as a 

 vacuum cleaner clings to a rug and lifts it up. 



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yaguarundi (ya-gwa-run'di). A large wild cat. 



zoological (zo-6-16j'i-kal). About animals. For instance, a 

 zoological park is a park with animals in it. 



