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Erectile. Capable of being erected or dilated. 



Exotic. Foreign ; not native ; introduced from a 

 foreign country. 



Family. A group of genera agreeing in certain 

 characters, and diflfering in one or more characters from 

 other families of the order to which they belong. 



Fauna. The animal life of a region. 



Ferruginous. Like iron rust in color ; yellowish red ; 

 brownish red. 



Fetus. Unborn young in the later stages. Spelled 

 also Icetus. 



Fissiped. Cloven- footed ; having the toes separated 

 to the base. 



Fossorial. Inhabiting burrows ; adapted for digging 

 or burrowing. 



Frugivorous. Feeding on fruit. 



Fulvous. Tawny; dull yellowish with a mixture of 

 brown and gray. 



Genus (plural, genera). A group of species agreeing 

 in certain characters, and differing from other genera 

 of the family to which they belong; also a single species 

 showing unusual differences. 



Graminivorous. Feeding on grass and similar food. 



Granivorous. Feeding on grain or seeds. 



Gregarious. Living or going in flocks or herds. 



Habitat. Natural abode of an animal; the kind of 

 environment in which an animal occurs. 



Herbivorous. Living on or eating plants. 



Heterogeneous. Of unlike qualities; differing in 

 kind. 



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