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air
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the invisible mixture of odorless tasteless gases (as nitrogen and oxygen) that surrounds the earth
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animal features
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Attributes of any living being that can move
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cloud
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visible mass of particles of water or ice in the form of fog, mist, or haze usually high in the air
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color
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an aspect of light (as red, brown, or gray) or sight that allows one to tell otherwise identical objects apart from each other <the color of blood is red>
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day
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the time of light between one night and the next; the time the earth takes to make one turn on its axis
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egg
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a hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird and especially by domestic poultry; also : its contents used as food
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food
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material containing or consisting of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins used in the body of an animal to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy; also : such material together with extra substances (as vitamins and minerals); nourishment in solid form
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growth
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stage or condition reached in growing
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insect
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any of numerous small invertebrate animals (as spiders or centipedes) that are more or less obviously made up of segments -- not used technically
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month
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one of the 12 parts into which the year is divided
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Night
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the time between dusk and dawn when there is no sunlight
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parent
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one that is a father or mother b : an animal or plant that produces offspring
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plant
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any of a kingdom of mostly photosynthetic living things usually lacking the ability to move from place to place under their own power, having no obvious nervous or sensory organs, possessing cellulose cell walls, and often having a body that is able to keep growing without taking on a fixed size and shape
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ruler
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a straight strip of material (as wood or metal) marked off in units and used as a guide in drawing lines or for measuring
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seasonal change
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a regular change in temperature, that repeat themselves every year, more or less regularly.
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senses
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a specialized function or mechanism (as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch) of the body that involves the action and effect of a stimulus on a sense organ
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shape
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to give a certain form
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size
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the measurements of a thing
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soil
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firm land
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water
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binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
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weather
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the conditions of the atmosphere at any given time
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week
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Seven days
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year
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365 days; 12 calendar months
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